Reaction of melatonin with lipoperoxyl radicals in phospholipid bilayers

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 706-711

  Livrea, Maria A ^a   Tesoriere, Luisa ^a   Arpa, Daniele ^a   Morreale, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; In vitro; Lipid peroxidation; Liposomes; Melatonin; Synergism; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZOBIS(2 AMIDINOPROPANE); 2,2' AZOBIS(2,4 DIMETHYLVALERONITRILE); ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; LIPOSOME; MELATONIN; OXIDIZING AGENT; RADICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; KINETICS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DRUG SYNERGISM; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; KINETICS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPID PEROXIDES; MELATONIN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; VITAMIN E;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0030755902     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(97)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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