what is reactive oxygen species ?
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A ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴜɴsᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇʟʟ. A ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴄᴇʟʟs ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ DNA, RNA, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴄᴇʟʟ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. Rᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ғʀᴇᴇ ʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴀʟs. Aʟsᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴀʟ.
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A ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴜɴsᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴇʟʟ. A ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴄᴇʟʟs ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ DNA, RNA, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴄᴇʟʟ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. Rᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ғʀᴇᴇ ʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴀʟs. Aʟsᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ʀᴀᴅɪᴄ
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