Activation of tyrosinase reduces the cytotoxic effects of the superoxide anion in B16 mouse melanoma cells

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-81

  Valverde, Paloma ^a   Manning, Philip ^a   McNeil, Calum J ^a   Thody, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant; Melanocyte stimulating hormone; Melanogenesis; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHENYLTHIOUREA; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; MELANOMA; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANIMALS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELANINS; MELANOMA; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENYLTHIOUREA; SUPEROXIDES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 0030115075     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1996.tb00093.x     Document Type: Article

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