Sentences with phrase «reactive molecules produced»

Free radicals are highly reactive molecules produced in the mitochondria that damage protein tissues and membranes of the cells.

The treatment consists of iodo - thiocyanate complexes, which are inspired by enzymes and reactive molecules produced by our immune system.

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Peroxidases can produce highly reactive oxidized molecules in the presence of hydrogen peroxide.

Mutations may cause the mitochondria to operate less efficiently, producing more free radicals — reactive molecules — as a waste product.

Highly reactive fluoride sticks to molecules in the tooth that become exposed when bacteria - produced acid attacks the teeth.

They found that soluble iron in the earliest oceans quickly combined with oxygen to form rust — forming reactive oxygen molecules, which damage biological tissue and make the cyananobacteria grow more slowly and produce less oxygen.

Compared to skinnies, muscular men also tended to produce fewer infection - fighting white blood cells and less of an important immune molecule called C - reactive protein, which helps destroy pathogens.

To produce triangulene, the team began with a precursor molecule called dihydrotriangulene, which lacks the reactive unpaired electrons.

More research produced the answer: Vitamin C induced what is known as a Fenton reaction, causing iron to react with other molecules to create reactive oxygen species that kill the TB bacteria.

The auto - reactive B cells produced autoantibodies that mistakenly targeted proteins within their own body, in particular targeting immune inflammatory molecules called interferons and interleukins.

The fast - moving electrons in the plasma slam into these molecules, producing highly reactive species such as hydroxyl and nitric - oxide molecules.

Increased glucose processing has long been thought to inflict damage on the mitochondria (the cell's power generators), which then produce large amounts of reactive oxygen molecules, which in turn leads to kidney disease.

«Upon X-ray irradiation, they produce very reactive molecules which don't travel far from the injection site — they latch on and stay right where you put them,» Lin said.

In the experiment, researchers coated the metallic particles with a layer of reactive molecules and focused the ALS - produced infrared light onto the tiny tip (25 nanometers in its diameter) of the atomic force microscope.

Mononuclear cells from the blood were isolated during the OGTTs to analyze if these cells were producing molecules known as ROS (reactive oxygen species).

Previous research has also shown that short - term fasting can produce molecules called free radicals, which are highly reactive chemicals that can cause damage to the body at a cellular and may be associated with impaired organ function, cancer risk and accelerated aging.

As a consequence of this activity, highly reactive molecules are produced known as free radicals.

The oxygen - containing molecules the body uses to produce energy can be highly reactive and can inadvertently cause damage to the mitochondria and even the cells themselves.

That cooling leads to cloud formation inside the vortex and the ensuing chemical reactions that produce highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons.