Sulfurtransferases and the content of cysteine, glutathione and sulfane sulfur in tissues of the frog Rana temporaria

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-217

  Wrobel M ^a   Sura, P ^a   Srebro, Z ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

3 Mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase; Cystathionase; Cysteine; Frog; Glutathione; Rhodanese; Sulfane sulfur

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE BETA LYASE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; SULFUR; SULFURTRANSFERASE; THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFURIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FROG; HIBERNATION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0034101610     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00171-6     Document Type: Article

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