Inhibition of glutathione reductase by plant polyphenols

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1047-1053

  Zhang, Kai ^a   Yang, Er Bin ^a   Tang, Wen Ying ^a   Wong, Kim Ping ^a,b   Mack, Peter ^c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chalcones; Flavonoids; Glutathione reductase; Inhibition; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

CHALCONE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; POLYPHENOL; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAVONOIDS; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; NADP; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0030722172     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(97)00315-8     Document Type: Article

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