Podiatry and Medical - Set 1

Category - Podiatry Part I

Free radicals tend to be toxic due to what process?
  1. Condensation
  2. Evaporation
  3. Peroxidation
  4. Hydrogenation
Explanation
Answer - C - Free radicals tend to be toxic due to peroxidation. The toxic effect brought by free radicals that is damaging to the cellular membranes is initiated by lipid peroxidation. It targets unsaturated fatty acids present in membrane phospholipids.
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