Effective inhibition by β-carotene of cellular DNA breaking induced by peroxynitrous acid

Free Radical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-27

  Hiramoto, Kazuyuki ^a   Tomiyama, Susumu ^a   Kikugawa, Kiyomi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA breaking; HL 60 cell; Peroxynitrous acid; carotene

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BUFFER; CELL DNA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LINSIDOMINE; NITRITE; NITROUS ACID DERIVATIVE; PEROXYNITROUS ACID; PHOSPHATE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 0032993076     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715769900300031     Document Type: Article

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