Mechanism of copper-catalyzed oxidation of glutathione

Free Radical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-269

  Kachur, Alexander V ^a   Koch, Cameron J ^a   Biaglow, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Glutathione; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydroxyl radical; Oxidation; Superoxide radical

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE; THIOL;

ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CHEMICAL REACTION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SPECTROSCOPY; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0031842534     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715769809069278     Document Type: Article

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