Stimulation of the pentose phosphate pathway and glutathione levels by dehydroascorbate, the oxidized form of vitamin C

FASEB Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1352-1361

  Puskas, Ferenc ^a   Gergely, Peter ^a   Banki, Katalin ^a   Perl, Andras ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DHA; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; GSH; Transaldolase

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRANSALDOLASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OXIDATION; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0033924228     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.14.10.1352     Document Type: Article

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