Sentences with phrase «highly reactive forms»

They are highly reactive forms of oxygen whose effects can damage cell membranes and other structures in the body, including DNA and collagen.

They pack a powerful punch to fight free radicals (highly reactive forms of oxygen that can destroy cell membranes, and other structures including DNA and collagen).

These schematic drawings show how researchers applied laser pulses to HCN channels tagged with a fluorescent photosensitizer to observe the effects on these channels of singlet oxygen, a highly reactive form of oxygen that plays a role in a range of biological processes including photosynthesis and skin cancer / aging.

That light is absorbed by the chlorine - based molecules, which then excite nearby oxygen molecules, creating a highly reactive form of oxygen, known as singlet oxygen, that rips apart nearby biomolecules and kills the tumor cell.

Not exact matches

The team — which also included scientists from France (CNRS Marseille), Denmark (University of Copenhagen) and the UK (University of Cambridge)-- undertook a detailed investigation of a new class of LPMO enzymes use oxygen from the air to initiate a highly reactive oxidation process that allows a resistant form of starch to be broken down.

When academic allergist Sanjiv Sur at the University of Texas in Galveston and colleagues exposed mice to ragweed pollen, they noticed the animals produced highly - reactive forms of oxygen in their lungs after 15 minutes.

One example is gold, which can be highly reactive and excellent catalysts in a nanoparticle form.

High PI and DBI equals short lifespan MLSP despite mitochondrial Glutathione and Thioredoxin trying its best to scavenge membrane Hydroperoxides formation from hydroxyl radical stealing hydrogen atom from unsaturated fatty acids (initiating lipid peroxidation propagation forming highly mutational reactive aldehydes (MDA, MDA - TBARS), alkenals (4 - HNE), methylglyoxals (creating glucosepane, MDA - Lys, CML, pentosidine, CEL, furosine from Amadori).

«Some imaging studies using mouse models of Alzheimer's disease had revealed the presence in these mice's brains of tiny, mysterious black dots that could signal the presence of iron, an element that shows up dark under MRI and, in certain chemical forms, can be highly reactive and inflammation - inducing,» Rutt said.

Once formed, these highly reactive radicals can start a chain reaction — like dominoes — that leads to poor cell function or even cell death, which can lead to ageing.

Unshared electrons are highly energetic and react rapidly with oxygen to form reactive oxygen species (ROS).

And guess what, this form of phosphorous (phosphoserine) is a «good leaving group» meaning it easily converts to a reactive form that is highly prone to making LAL and other crosslinks.

These unpaired electrons readily form free radical molecules which are chemically reactive and highly unstable.

The highly reactive chlorine combines with fatty acids and carbon fragments to form a variety of toxic compounds.

I was trying to emphasize that dairy is unique in its proclivity to unintended modification because it contains a form of phosphorus that is highly reactive.

Free radicals are highly charged, highly reactive particles that are formed as a normal result of usual metabolic processes.

And it's also highly reactive, so reactive that it doesn't exist in nature in its pure form.