Sentences with phrase «superoxide by the mitochondria»

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As we age, the nitric oxide meant to cause dilation is increasingly destroyed by reactive oxygen species such as superoxide, which are produced by many components of our body's own cells, including organelles called mitochondria.

Manganese is also a component of an essential enzyme called superoxide dismutase, which is found in the cells» mitochondria and plays the vital role of protecting the cells from damage induced by free radicals.

But just to simplify, it is in these fireworks inside the mitochondria, where the oxygen we breathe may get a hold of an electron we ate that was pumped with energy by plants (thanks to photosynthesis), and transform that oxygen molecule into what's called superoxide, which can damage our delicate cellular machinery — oxidize our cellular machinery.