Reaction of melatonin and related indoles with hydroxyl radicals: EPR and spin trapping investigations

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 367-372

  Matuszak, Zenon ^a,b   Reszka, Krzysztof J ^a   Chignell, Colin F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

6 Hydroxymelatonin; DMPO; EPR; Fenton; Hydroxyl radicals; Melatonin; Serotonin; Spin trapping

Indexed keywords

5 METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; 5,5 DIMETHYL 1 PYRROLINE 1 OXIDE; 6 CHLOROMELATONIN; 6 HYDROXYMELATONIN; ANTIOXIDANT; FERRIC ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; KYNURENINE; MELATONIN; SCAVENGER; SEROTONIN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; METABOLITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; SPIN TRAPPING;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDOLES; IRON; KINETICS; MELATONIN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPIN LABELS;

LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0030986012     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(96)00614-4     Document Type: Article

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