Oxygen Can Be Toxic to Cells by Producing Free Radicals

question 43

Multiple Choice

Oxygen can be toxic to cells by producing free radicals.These free radicals then attack phospholipids,attaching hydroxyl (-OH) groups onto their fatty tails.What effect would this have on the phospholipid?

• A)It would become more reduced
• B)It would form covalent bonds with other phospholipids
• C)It would move into the cytoplasm
• D)It would become more polar
• E)It would contain more energy

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