Q.36 Why is nascent oxygen supposed to be toxic to aerobic life forms?
is a permanent oxidising agent. Itis highly reactive and can react readily with different kind
of molecules including DNA, proteins present in the cells of aerobic life forms
It is thus, considered toxic if it reacts with DNA, it can lead to mutations and defective
proteins, both structural and functional. Similarly if it reacts with proteins and enzymes, they
are degraded and many metabolic pathways may hence be impaired.
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