redox potential is an electrical potential, which is accumulated on the electrode is placed in a solution containing a certain amount of redox systems.Such systems are, for short, the article will be referred to as OBC.A necessary condition for the formation and fixation of the building is that the electrode on which it appears, was an inert metal.Reversible
SMF or redox system - is a solution in which the substance is present in its oxidized and reduced forms simultaneously.Each of these forms is to be formed from the other in the course of the reaction of the redox type.In short, the form of a substance present in such a solution should be potentially reversible.The simplest example of a redox system is a solution in which the presence of cations or anions of metal, but of a different valence.
In such systems, the transition from one form to another substance is performed by transferring the electrons in a direction from the reduced form.Such systems are some respiratory enzymes, which in their structure contain hemin.Their redox potential is determined in accordance with the laws, open Klaus Peters.In the biological world, there is a sufficient amount of a redox system in which the transition is carried out not by electron transfer, and an equal number of protons.
Under laboratory conditions the redox potential is determined using the potentiometric method.Its technology is as follows: Both the inert electrode is first placed in the same solution, and then in various solutions, but which are interconnected electrolytic coupling allowing the solution was mixed.From the difference the number of items and the transfer is determined by the value of potential.
To measure also used Colorimetric method where measurement is carried out by means of specific indicators.
Regardless of the type of measurement to be understood that the value of the redox potential acts as a universal indicator reducing properties redox system, and its oxidation capacity.The mechanisms of the redox process is simple enough to understand.In the framework of the SMF with a higher potential, it oxidizes the SMF, which has a redox potential of smaller magnitude.The measurement of the potential to determine the amount of energy that is contained in the redox processes occurring in nature.
These processes provide for the existence of each organism because bound electron transport, and thus with the release of some amount of energy to maintain homeostasis and cell regeneration.
example, normal, or standard redox potential of the human body is in the range - 200 mV - 100 mV +, indicating that the reduced nature of the environment of the body.When measuring the potential to be observed condition to obtain reliable comparative data, measurements should be carried out with the same physical and chemical conditions.If the same as for the human organism, the conditions measured redox potential of water, it will be found that its value is almost always positive and is a value from 200 to 300 mV.Such a discrepancy in the values of the capacity of the water and the human body, says that the electrons in the body behave in a much more active than in aqueous solution.Practically, this means that the water with such parameters, entering the human body comes into direct oxidation process.
This property is used for correction of parameters such OER, which is our body.Water that has a negative index of the capacity is used as an essential component (and yourself) for the preparation of drugs that stabilize the redox balance.
