Fully reversible redox cycling of 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone induced by ascorbate

Biochemistry (Moscow)

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 200-206

  Roginsky, V A ^a   Bruchelt, G ^b   Stegmann, H B ^b  

^a SEMENOV INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticancer agents; Ascorbate; Catalytic oxidation; One electron reduction; Quinones; Redox cycling; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

2,6 DIMETHOXYBENZOQUINONE; 2,6-DIMETHOXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZOQUINONES; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

2,6-DIMETHOXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE; ANTICANCER AGENT; ASCORBATE;

REDOX REACTIONS;

EID: 0031991239     PISSN: 00062979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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