Janus-faced molecule

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A Janus molecule (or Janus-faced molecule) is a molecule which can represent both beneficial and toxic effects. An example of this is nitrous oxide[1].

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  1. ^ Vittorio Calabrese, Cesare Mancuso, Menotti Calvani, Enrico Rizzarelli, D. Allan Butterfield & Anna Maria Giuffrida Stella. Nitric oxide in the central nervous system: neuroprotection versus neurotoxicity. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 8, 766-775 (October 2007)


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