Biochemical effects of molecular hydrogen in aqueous systems

Abstract

Activated water - such water, in which the structural network of hydrogen bonds loosens, water molecules acquire additional degrees of freedom, which facilitates the assimilation of such activated water by the cells of living organisms and accelerates the removal of biological slags. The essence of water activation is the destruction of cluster structures to saturate water with monomolecules. The cluster of activated water contains 5-6 molecules (ordinary water 13-16 molecules). Such water is considered more active in terms of biophysical and biological indicators. Water, activated in any way, has a high fluidity (has a low surface tension) and a dissolving power. Water with micronized clusters has higher reactive properties, better penetrates through biological membranes, is quickly excreted from the body. Effectively replaces and supplements all kinds of cleansing food supplements and physiotherapeutic procedures. Used for complex purification of the body: neutralization and excretion of slags, toxins, carcinogens and radionuclides. The paper considers experimental data on the determination of the total antioxidant activity of water systems saturated with hydrogen using the coulometric method of analysis, with the water having the highest increase in activity up to 20 times. We studied the functional drink “Arkhyz + Antioxidant = Zhivitsa”, all the ingredients that make up it have a natural origin. Saturation of the drink with hydrogen leads to an insignificant increase in the total antioxidant activity (by 16.5% rel.). The presence of active organic compounds in water leads to a decrease in the effect of hydrogen on the total antioxidant activity, probably due to a change in the structure of its aggregates consisting of a different number of molecules.

Hydrogen Bond Energies in Formation of Water Molecule Clusters

“…Electrochemically activated catholyte water [21,22] with the following parameters was used for the study: pH = 9.30, oxidation reduction potental (ORP) = -450 mV.…”

Hydrogen‐rich solvent method in phytochemical extraction: Potential mechanisms and perspectives

“…36 F I G U R E 5 Possible mechanism underlying the effect of H 2 on physical properties of the solvent. The schematic was adapted according to Lapin et al 75 DW, distilled water; HRW, hydrogen-rich water.…”

“…The incorporation of H 2 into water leads to the formation of small clusters of water (five to six molecules), while ordinary water forms clusters of 13–16 molecules (Figure 5). 75 The small clusters of HRW are considered to be more active in terms of biophysical and biological activities. HRW has several properties that can help in the extraction of phytochemicals, such as high fluidity due to the low surface tension, a high dissolving power, a high diffusion rate, higher reactive properties, and better penetration through biological membranes 75 .…”

“… 75 The small clusters of HRW are considered to be more active in terms of biophysical and biological activities. HRW has several properties that can help in the extraction of phytochemicals, such as high fluidity due to the low surface tension, a high dissolving power, a high diffusion rate, higher reactive properties, and better penetration through biological membranes 75 . These properties contribute to the increase of contact surface between the solvent and the sample, enabling the solvent to better penetrate the plant material to solve the phytochemicals (Figure 5).…”