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= Biological Importance of Reducing O₂ =

Oxygen toxicity is a fatal problem among all organisms, but can easily occur in prokaryotes due to their low oxygen tolerance. In prokaryotes, the [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3171616/ cytochrome bd oxygen reductases] function to quickly reduce the concentration of O₂ into H₂O to protect the cell from detrimental effects. Without proper functioning of these enzymes, or if O₂ concentrations are too high, the concentrations of the intermediates formed from the reduction reaction will increase and can be detrimental. As a result of the vitality of reducing O₂ in prokaryotes, knowledge on Bd oxidases can help develop drugs that target these enzymes to combat bacterial infection <ref name=”Borisov”>PMID:21756872</ref>.

Oxygen toxicity is a fatal problem among all organisms, but can easily occur in prokaryotes due to their low oxygen tolerance. In prokaryotes, the [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3171616/ cytochrome bd oxygen reductases] function to quickly reduce the concentration of O₂ into H₂O to protect the cell from detrimental effects. Without proper functioning of these enzymes, or if O₂ concentrations are too high, the concentrations of the intermediates formed from the reduction reaction will increase and can be detrimental. As a result of the vitality of reducing O₂ in prokaryotes, knowledge on bd oxidases can help develop drugs that target these enzymes to combat bacterial infection <ref name=”Borisov”>PMID:21756872</ref>.

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 = Biological Importance of Reducing O₂ =
-Oxygen toxicity is a fatal problem among all organisms, but can easily occur in prokaryotes due to their low oxygen tolerance. In prokaryotes, the [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3171616/ cytochrome bd oxygen reductases] function to quickly reduce the concentration of  O₂ into  H₂O to protect the cell from detrimental effects. Without proper functioning of these enzymes, or if  O₂ concentrations are too high, the concentrations of the intermediates formed from the reduction reaction will increase and can be detrimental. As a result of the vitality of reducing  O₂ in prokaryotes, knowledge on Bd oxidases can help develop drugs that target these enzymes to combat bacterial infection <ref name=”Borisov”>PMID:21756872</ref>.
+Oxygen toxicity is a fatal problem among all organisms, but can easily occur in prokaryotes due to their low oxygen tolerance. In prokaryotes, the [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3171616/ cytochrome bd oxygen reductases] function to quickly reduce the concentration of  O₂ into  H₂O to protect the cell from detrimental effects. Without proper functioning of these enzymes, or if  O₂ concentrations are too high, the concentrations of the intermediates formed from the reduction reaction will increase and can be detrimental. As a result of the vitality of reducing  O₂ in prokaryotes, knowledge on bd oxidases can help develop drugs that target these enzymes to combat bacterial infection <ref name=”Borisov”>PMID:21756872</ref>.
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