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The 11 pages that link to Singlet oxygen, each with the reason it gives.

• Reactive oxygen speciesBroader topic: It is a reactive oxygen species but is not a free radical.

• CarotenoidRelated: Carotenoids quench singlet oxygen before it damages cellular components.

• Photodynamic therapyBroader topic: Many photosensitizers damage nearby cells by generating this short-lived oxygen form.

• PhotodegradationRelated: It can attack light-exposed polymers, pigments, and biological molecules.

• Lipid oxidationRelated: It can oxidize unsaturated lipids through a pathway that does not require radical initiation.

• AutoxidationCompared with: Unlike ground-state oxygen in typical radical autoxidation, singlet oxygen can oxidize substrates through nonradical pathways.

• SuperoxideCompared with: It is reactive oxygen but differs from superoxide in charge and electronic state.

• LycopeneRelated: Lycopene can quench singlet oxygen by transferring its excitation energy.

• ZeaxanthinRelated: Zeaxanthin can quench this damaging species in plant tissues and the retina.

• Allotropes of oxygenRelated: It is an excited state of dioxygen, not a distinct oxygen allotrope.

• Triplet oxygenCompared with: Unlike triplet oxygen, it has total spin zero and reacts readily with many substrates.