Nitric oxide generation from hydroxyurea via copper-catalyzed peroxidation and implications for pharmacological actions of hydroxyurea

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1199-1204

  Sato, Keizo ^a   Akaike, Takaaki ^a   Sawa, Tomohiro ^a   Miyamoto, Yoichi ^a   Suga, Moritaka ^a   Ando, Masayuki ^a   Maeda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ceruloplasmin; Free radicals; Hydroxyurea; Nitric oxide; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

5,5 DIMETHYL 1 PYRROLINE 1 OXIDE; ALCOHOL; CERULOPLASMIN; CHELATING AGENT; COPPER; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYDROXYUREA; HYPOXANTHINE; IMIDAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE; PENTETIC ACID; SCAVENGER; THIOUREA; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG OXIDATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ERYTHROCYTE; PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031443344     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1997.tb00349.x     Document Type: Article

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