Metabolic transformation of neuropeptide carnosine modifies its biological activity

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 163-175

  Boldyrev, Alexander ^a   Abe, Hiroki ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Carnosine; Free radical species

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ANSERINE; CARNOSINE; HISTIDINE; HOMOCARNOSINE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IMIDAZOLE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEUROPEPTIDE; SCAVENGER; SINGLET OXYGEN; THIONEINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; LIPID OXIDATION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032998779     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006914028195     Document Type: Article

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