Resulting rise in cGMP activates protein kinase G leading to relaxation of the muscle and vasodilation

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Mitochondria is an respirosome, so it can avail oxygen out of complex IV and the oxygen used in the ETS without complex IV, always get converted into ROS.

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In actively respiring mitochondria, 0.1% to as much as 4% of the O2 used in respiration forms •O2^2- — more than enough to have lethal effects unless the free radical is quickly disposed of.

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Factors that slow the flow of electrons through the respiratory chain increase the formation of superoxide, perhaps by prolonging the lifetime of ^• O ₂ ^- generated in the Q cycle,

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To prevent oxidative damage by • O2 2 , cells have several forms of the enzyme superoxide dismutase, which catalyzes the formation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)

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Glutathione contains γ-Glu-Cys-Gly

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The hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) thus generated is rendered harmless by the action of glutathione peroxidase.