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tempol

tempol noun: the free radical 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl.

Noun

tempol (uncountable)

  1. The free radical 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl
    • PF-mediated inhibition of EGFR phosphorylation as well as SF or PF-mediated apoptosis in HEK 293 cells could be significantly reversed by co-treatment with antioxidants such as tempol implying that both these effects involved an oxidative stress-dependent mechanism.2015 July 14, “Cationic Polyamidoamine Dendrimers as Modulators of EGFR Signaling In Vitro and In Vivo”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about tempol

What does tempol mean?
Tempol means the free radical 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl.
What part of speech is tempol?
Tempol is a noun.

Words near tempol in the dictionary

  1. tempoed
  2. Tempoes
  3. tempofrost
  4. tempogram
  5. tempograms
  6. tempol
  7. tempolabile
  8. tempoparietal
  9. temporal
  10. temporal apophysis
  11. temporal arteries

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