Reactive Oxygen Species
- by Tyler Mason
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The oxygen we breathe everyday is a molecule called O2, or dioxygen. This molecule is diamagnetic due to its filled valence electron shell, meaning that it has no unpaired electrons. However, dioxygen can be converted into reactive oxygen species (ROS), which contains at least one unpaired electron.1
Because of its unpaired electron, these new ROS are very reactive. They can attack important biomolecules such as bases for DNA (methionine, cysteine) and other important minerals such as iron and selenium that is needed for your body to function.1
This is a major issue.
Phytoplankton has been shown to be a potent antioxidant, able to remove these ROS from the body, based on rat and human models.2,3 This known as an antioxidant.
SOD, or superoxide dismutase, is an enzyme that can help convert superoxide into ordinary molecular oxygen, thereby protecting cells from oxidative damage.2
TetraSOD in particular has been shown to relieve metabolic syndromes like obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and hypertension by removing the ROS that can cause these problems in the first place.3
SOD occurs naturally in the body, but studies show that the level of SOD in humans vary by age and tends to trend downwards.4 While SOD trends downwards as we age, the level of oxidative stress on the body also tends to increase during aging.5
Our TetraSOD is sourced from Tetraselmis chuii a strain of phytoplankton that we grow in, outdoor enclosed photobioreactors. It is then freeze dried as a whole cell ingredient. We include 25mg of Tetraselmis chuii in each serving of Microchloropsis Gaditana with TetraSOD which provides the full effects of the ingredient. It is a low dose, powerful ingredient regulating all key factors contributing to cellular health.
Taking advantage of the powers of SOD through our Gaditana with TetraSOD product may help you maintain oxidative stress as you age and help you live your life to the fullest.
1) K. Krumova and G. Cosa, in Singlet Oxygen: Applications in Biosciences and Nanosciences, ed. S. Nonell, C. Flors, S. Nonell, and C. Flors, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016, ch. 1, pp. 1-21.
2) Nutrients 2020, 12(7), 1990
3) Nutrients 2022, 14(19), 4028
4) Changes in the blood antioxidant defense of advanced age people - PMC