Free radicals
attack stable molecules and take their electrons.
Not exact matches
Healthy skin produces antioxidants that interfere with the process by which a free radical atom or
molecule, which is missing an electron and is thus rendered unstable,
attacks the nearest
stable molecule and absconds with a replacement electron — a bit of thievery that results in damage to all components of a cell including DNA, proteins, lipids and its membrane.
Generally, free radicals
attack the nearest
stable molecule, «stealing» its electron.
Free radicals are unstable
molecules that will seek and
attack other
stable molecules to take their electrons, which causes insecurity to living cells.
Healthy skin produces antioxidants that interfere with the process by which a free radical atom or
molecule, which is missing an electron and is thus rendered unstable,
attacks the nearest
stable molecule to «steal» a replacement electron — a form of biological burglary that results in damage to all components of a cell including DNA, proteins, lipids and its membrane.