The dark side of dioxygen biochemistry

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 253-262

  Valentine, Joan Selverstone ^a   Wertz, Diana L ^a   Lyons, Thomas J ^a   Liou, Lee Loung ^a   Goto, Joy J ^a   Gralla, Edith Butler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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JANUS;

ANTIOXIDANT; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; ISONIAZID; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CHEMISTRY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; ISONIAZID; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; PROTEINS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 0032042992     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(98)80067-7     Document Type: Article

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