Oxygen is not required for degradation of DNA by glutathione and Cu(II)

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 357, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 83-88

  Jain, Aparna ^a   Alvi, Nasir K ^a   Parish, J H ^b   Hadi, S M ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA cleavage; Glutathione; Thiyl radical

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; COPPER; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXYGEN; PLASMID DNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030601764     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(96)00085-1     Document Type: Article

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