Antioxidant characteristics of L-histidine

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 308-315

  Wade, A Michael ^a   Tucker, Hugh N ^a  

^a Cytos Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Hydroxyl radical; L histidine; Singlet oxygen

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CARNOSINE; ENDOTOXIN; HISTIDINE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON; METAL ION; OXYGEN RADICAL; RADICAL; SCAVENGER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CARCINOGENICITY; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG METABOLISM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REPERFUSION INJURY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STOMACH EROSION; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0032104360     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(98)00022-9     Document Type: Review

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