OXIDATIVE STRESS… detoxifying reactive intermediates Oxidative stress reflects an imbalance between systemic Reactive Oxygen Species [ROS/Free Radicals] and the body’s ability to readily detoxify the reactive intermediates or to repair the damage that may have occurred as a result of the damaging FREE RADICALS. PICTURE: Free Radical [ROO-] Reduction [ROOH], Vitamin E, Ubiquinol [CoQ10], Vitamin C [Ascorbate], Glutathione [GSH], Thioredoxin and Alpha-Lipoic Acid [Alpha lipoic acid] TO DETOXIFY…to remove a harmful substance REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are chemically reactive molecules containing oxygen and are formed as a natural byproduct of normal metabolism. ROS also play important roles in cell signaling and homeostasis [balance]. Examples of ROS: oxygen ions peroxides FREE RADICALS Free Radicals are uncharged molecules that are generally highly reactive because FREE RADICALS have an unpaired electron. An unpaired electron is an electron that occupies an orbit of an atom all by itself, rather than as part of an electron pair. These entities with single electrons play an important role in reactive pathways in biochemistry. A FREE RADICAL needs or desires another electron to achieve stability.
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