Chromatographic comparison of the UVA sensitizers present in brunescent cataracts and in calf lens proteins ascorbylated in vitro

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 375-384

  Lee, Kwang Won ^a   Meyer, Nathan ^a   Ortwerth, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced glycation endproducts; Ascorbic acid; Brunescent cataract; Glycation; Sensitizer isolation; Singlet oxygen; Superoxide anion; UVA light

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; PROTEINASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATTLE; CHROMATOPHORE; FLUORESCENCE; GLYCATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 0032886322     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1999.0709     Document Type: Article

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