peroxide

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The researchers found that the crystals, made from an iron-containing compound called heme, are set in motion by the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen.

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The materials were then evaluated for their ability to catalyze hydrogen peroxide production.

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Compared with normal tissue, cancer cells tend to be more acidic and contain higher levels of hydrogen peroxide.

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Mama went in the house and came back with some clean rags, a bottle of peroxide, and some iodine.

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When E. faecalis is present in a wound, the hydrogen peroxide it produces causes oxidative stress in nearby human skin cells.

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