I had previously been looking into the effects of free radicals on the body‚ and the types of supplements that would work to inactivate these dangerous toxins. Webster’s Dictionary defines a free radical as‚ “An atom or group of atoms that has at least one unpaired electron‚ and is therefore unstable and highly reactive. In animal tissues‚ free radicals can damage cells and are believed to accelerate the progression of cancer‚ cardiovascular disease‚ and age-related diseases” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2010)
Premium Senescence Antioxidant Vitamin C
Chem 310-003 February 9th‚ 2013 Conclusion: Free Radical Chlorination The primary purpose of this experiment was to carry out the chlorination of 1-chlorobutane so that dichlorobutane formation was favored. Gas Chromatography was used to analyze the amount of dichlorobutane isomer produced in the free radical reaction. A mixture of 8mg of catalyst‚ 1mL of 1-chlorobutane‚ and 0.32mL of sulfuryl chloride was added to a microscale reflux apparatus. After 17mins the reaction
Premium Chemical reaction Ion DNA
challenging to understand. One term particularly that may frequent the ears of a so-seeker would be the term “free radicals”. While our brain (serving just one of its many essential functions) processes the characters in the word that we read‚ it is now that we can examine and understand more completely what a free radical is and how these molecules affect the effects of the aging process. Free radicals are unstable oxygen molecules produced naturally in our body. When cells metabolize energy‚ these molecules
Premium DNA Senescence Oxidative stress
ROLE OF FREE RADICALS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE Recently‚ there has been an increasing awareness among people in the prevention of disease and more especially the role of free radicals in health and disease. The oxidative properties of oxygen play a vital role in diverse biological functions such as utilization of nutrients‚ electron transport to produce ATP and the removal of xenobiotics. Despite the fact that oxygen is essential for life‚ it can also provoke damaging oxidative events within cells
Premium Oxidative stress Antioxidant Oxygen
CHE 213-451 11-1-11 Title: Radical Chlorination of 1-Chlorobutane Abstract: The purpose of the lab is to form 4 different dichlorobutanes by reacting chlorine radicals with 1-chlorobutane. This is then analyzed by gas chromatography to determine the experimental abundance of each isomer. Results: 1‚1-dichlorobutane had an experimental abundance of 5.9%‚ 1‚2-dichlorobutane had an experimental abundance of 21.1%‚ 1‚3-dichlorobutane had an experimental abundance of 48.7%‚ 1‚4-dichlorobutane
Premium Chlorine Chromatography Chemical reaction
Induced Muscle Damage. Free Radicals Induce Muscle Damage and Inflammation Research evidence proves that free radicals play an important role in muscle damage and inflammation after strenuous exercise. Dietary antioxidants are able to assist in the protection against free radical damage and the prevention of cellular damage. Free radicals are formed when oxygen interacts with certain molecules forming atoms or groups that have an odd number of electrons. Once free radicals are formed they can start
Premium Immune system DNA Oxygen
The objective of this experiment is to conduct a free radical reaction and measure the ratio of products through a GC analysis. Free radical reactions are important to understand because they allow chemists to design synthesis of complex molecules from very simple organic molecules. The reagents used were 2‚3-dimethylbutane as the carbon chain‚ t-butyl peroxybenzoate as the initiator‚ and sulfuryl chloride as the source of chloride radicals. The predicted products are 1-chloro-2‚3-dimethylbutane
Premium Chemical reaction Molecule Ion
molecules in order to maintain the necessary internal environmental conditions to survive. These toxic molecules are known as free radicals that contain an unpaired electron on the outer orbit (Proljsak et al.2013). Some examples of free radicals that can be found in the cell are superoxide (O2-)‚ hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and even reactive metals like copper and iron. These free radicals are produced based on the environment the individuals are exposed to. For instance the energy generated when cells discompose
Premium Oxidative stress Antioxidant Cancer
Mark A. Bruder 07. T.A. Michael Hall Alkanes: Chlorination Introduction: The purpose of this experiment is to determine the reactivity of hydrogen atoms on a carbon chain using free radical chlorination. In this experiment 1-chlorobutane will be chlorinated with the combination of sulfuryl chloride and ABCN as an initiator to produce the chlorine radicals. The combination of 1-chlorobutane and sulfur chloride will produce four dichlorobutane isomers
Premium Chlorine Sodium chloride Hydrogen
The term free radical describes any molecule that has a free electron‚ and this property makes it react with healthy molecules in a destructive way. Free radicals are known to attack the structure of cell membranes‚ which then create metabolic waste products. Such toxic accumulations interfere with cell communication‚ disturb DNA‚ RNA and protein synthesis‚ lower energy levels and generally impede vital chemical processes. It is believed that free radicals create damage that gives
Premium Sexual intercourse Human sexual behavior Human sexuality