Another significant characteristic of side effects is that side effects are mild in nature and self-resolving when compared to adverse effects. What is an Adverse Effect In the medical field, an adverse effect is a harmful, undesirable effect that that result from a medication or other intervention such as surgery.
A synthesis reaction is the joining together of two reactants (compounds) to produce a complex product (compound). Sometimes synthesis reactions can result in the formation of more than one product, as we will see shortly with the process of photosynthesis.
Lesson Summary. Let's review. A biochemical reaction is the interaction of two or more substances to produce another substance. The substances that interact are called reactants, and the substance that is produced is called a product. Biochemical reactions occur in recognizable patterns. One type of reaction is called a synthesis reaction. The opposite of a synthesis reaction is a decomposition reaction. Some biochemical reactions are reversible and referred to as reversible reactions. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.