Biochemistry
Biochemistry
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781319114671
Author: Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Complex II contains one heme b moiety that is not in the direct path of electron transfer (despite what many figures found on the internet show).  It may serve instead to decrease the frequency with which electrons leak out of the system to produce reactive oxidative species (ROS).  Discuss the correlation between a defective heme b in Complex II and the development of certain types of cancer.

  1. Name some of the ROS and give their structures.
  2. How are ROS generated?
  3. What are some of the mechanisms by which the oxidative stress caused by ROS is alleviated?
  4. What are some of the damaging effects of ROS?
  5. How might these damaging effects lead to cancer?
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