Peroxynitrite anion rapidly reacts with carbon dioxide to yield a reactive adduct, nitrosoperoxycarbonate anion (ONOOCOO-), which can participate in oxidation and nitration processes, thus redirecting the primary reactivity of peroxynitrite (Denicola A et al. 1996).
Denicola, A, Freeman, BA, Trujillo, M, Radi, R
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