Reactive oxygen species α-Ketoglutarate is one of the non-enzymatic antioxidant agents. It reacts with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to form succinate, carbon dioxide (i.e., ), and water (i.e., () thereby lowering the levels of H2O2. Additionally, α-ketoglutarate increases the activity of superoxide dismutase, which converts the highly toxic () radical to molecular oxygen (i.e., O2) and .
reactive oxygen species α-ketoglutarate is one of the non-enzymatic antioxidant agents it reacts with hydrogen peroxide (h2o2) to form succinate carbon dioxide (ie ) and water (ie () thereby lowering the levels of h2o2 additionally α-ketoglutarate increases the activity of superoxide dismutase which converts the highly toxic () radical to molecular oxygen (ie o2) and 