Mechanisms of anticarcinogenic properties of curcumin: The effect of curcumin on glutathione linked detoxification enzymes in rat liver

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 445-456

  Piper, John T ^a   Singhal, Sharad S ^a   Salameh, Mohammad S ^a   Torman, Robert T ^a   Awasthi, Yogesh C ^a   Awasthi, Sanjay ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

4 hydroxynonenal; Curcumin; Glutathione peroxidase; Glutathione S transferase; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 4 HYDROXYNONENAL; CURCUMIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CURCUMIN; ENZYME INDUCTION; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; CURCUMA LONGA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031799304     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(98)00015-6     Document Type: Article

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