Characterization of two μ class glutathione S-transferases from guinea pig lens

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-104

  Noda, Naoto ^a   Adachi, Hideki ^a   Nanjo, Hirofumi ^a   Terada, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

class glutathione S transferase; Lens; Multiple forms; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

1,2 NAPHTHOQUINONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GUINEA PIG; LENS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME STABILITY; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GUINEA PIGS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; NAPHTHOQUINONES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SUPEROXIDES;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033989584     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(99)00111-9     Document Type: Article

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