In recent years, the field of radical chemistry has undergone explosive growth. Although its roots lie in organic chemistry, the implications of its findings are having enormous impact in a broad range of disciplines, and we now have evidence for radical involvement in over 100 diseases. As important as this is, however, the subject of radicals and reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) is complex and barely touched upon in the curriculum of medical schools.
Reactive Oxygen Metabolites brings the subject within the grasp of even those with little preparation in chemistry. From the basic...

Everybody is talking about antioxidants. Newspapers, magaines and television report the beneficial effects of antioxidants, and the pharmaceutical industry is selling billions of dollars worth of these dietary supplements, but very few people really know what antioxidants are, why they exist and how they do what they do. Oxygen plays a central role in these reactions. People usually believe that oxygen is something good for our health and they are completely unaware of the numerous damaging and even lethal effects of oxygen. Oxygen provides us with the energy to carry out all the functions of...