Induction of spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase in human cancer cells in response to increased production of reactive oxygen species

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1119-1123

  Chopra, Shalu ^a   Wallace, Heather M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Cancer cells; Polyamines; Reactive oxygen; Species

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; HYPEROXIA; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; PHENANTHROLINES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; THIOUREA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032055631     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(97)00601-1     Document Type: Article

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