Oxidation of ascorbic acid by lipoxygenase: Effect of selected chemicals

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 563-570

  Roy, P ^a   Kulkarni, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHENOL; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZIDINE; CATECHOL; DIANISIDINE; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPOXYGENASE; NITROPHENOL; TETRAMETHYLBENZIDINE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0030176211     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(96)00013-0     Document Type: Article

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