Is ascorbic acid an antioxidant for the plasma membrane?

FASEB Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 995-1006

  May, James ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbate free radical; Dehydroascorbic acid; Ferricyanide; Oxidoreductase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; FERRICYANIDE; FREE RADICAL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UBIDECARENONE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON TRANSPORT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033042677     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.13.9.995     Document Type: Review

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