Reactivity of biologically important thiol compounds with superoxide and hydrogen peroxide

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 322-328

  Winterbourn, Christine C ^a   Metodiewa, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cysteine; Free radicals; Glutathione; Hydrogen peroxide; N acetylcysteine; Reaction with superoxide and hydrogen peroxide superoxide; Reaction with thiols; Thiols; Thiyl radicals

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CAPTOPRIL; CYSTEINE; DITHIOTHREITOL; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOXANTHINE; MERCAPTAMINE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PENICILLAMINE; REAGENT; SUPEROXIDE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; OXIDATION; PH; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CAPTOPRIL; CYSTEAMINE; CYSTEINE; DITHIOTHREITOL; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PENICILLAMINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SUPEROXIDES; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 0032865515     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(99)00051-9     Document Type: Article

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