First, he is named after a metal—tin (Sn, from the Latin stannum, see where I'm going here?). Not only is tin a perfect example of oxidation-reduction (redox) chemistry, but the chemistry actually ...

As the most reactive member of nature’s standard stable of amino acids, cysteine is commonly tapped as a nucleophile in enzyme active sites. But cysteine’s reactivity also makes it uniquely ...

Oxidants, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS), are known to induce damage to therapeutic proteins. Although cells and tissues usually have antioxidant systems to combat ROS and maintain the balance ...

Oxidative stress has been long known to fuel disease, but how exactly it damages various organs has been challenging to sort out. Now scientists say research in mice reveals why oxidation comes to be ...