Toxic
[ Toxic ] Causing harm to living organisms, usually by interfering with normal metabolic function. Poisonous. See: Toxicity
[ Toxic ] Causing harm to living organisms, usually by interfering with normal metabolic function. Poisonous. See: Toxicity
[ Detoxification, Detox ] The physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism, carried out mainly by the liver and kidneys. Medically, detoxification can be achieved by decontamination of poison ingestion and the use of antidotes as… Read More »Detoxification
[ Toxicant ] A toxic substance made by humans or introduced into the environment by human activity. Compare: Toxin
[ Acrylamide ] A toxic chemical implicated in cancer, nervous system and reproductive disorders. It has been found in foods subject to cooking temperatures above 120° C, possibly due to a Maillard reaction of the amino acid, asparagine and certain… Read More »Acrylamide
[ Toxin ] Any substance of plant or animal origin that has a toxic effect on animals. Toxins may be molecules, peptides or proteins capable of causing disease or interfering metabolic function. Compare: Toxicant
[ eicosanoids ] Signalling molecules made by oxidation of 20-carbon fatty acids that play an essential role in mediating inflammation. The signals and controls that depend upon eicosanoids are among the most complex in the human body. In addition to… Read More »Eicosanoids
[ Essential Fatty Acid, EFA ] Fatty acids which must come from dietary sources because they are required for good health but cannot be synthesised by the organism in sufficient quantities. Not be confused with essential oils, which are “essential” in the… Read More »EFA (Essential Fatty Acid)