Define the Role of Antioxidants in Your Nutrition and Explain

question 71

Essay

Define the role of antioxidants in your nutrition and explain the importance of consuming foods high in antioxidants.

---

Definitions:

Diastereotopic

Describes hydrogen atoms or groups in a molecule that are not equivalent in the three-dimensional structure, leading to different stereochemical outcomes.

Enantiotopic

Refers to two atoms or groups in a molecule that are mirror images of each other and can produce enantiomers upon substitution.

Homeotopic

Term related to stereochemistry, describing ligands or groups in a chemical compound that can be replaced by another entity, yielding an identical compound.

Carbon-Hydrogen Splitting

A phenomenon in NMR spectroscopy where the interaction between carbon and hydrogen atoms leads to the splitting of spectral lines, reflecting the structural environment of the molecule.