“…O 2 – , NO, NO 2 , ClO 2 , SO 2 –[10] , and others) and strong oxidants (ONOOH, HOCl, and others), but modestly reactive (or unreactive) toward many other reactants . We found that Cbl(II) reduces dehydroascorbic acid to ascorbic acid in the presence of biological ligands – GSH,[14a] thiocyanate,[14a] cysteine, and acetylcysteine;[14b] thiols and thiocyanate being the catalysts of the reaction between Cbl(II) and DHA.…”