Mechanism of reaction of melatonin with human myeloperoxidase

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 282, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 380-386

  Allegra, Mario ^a   Furtmüller, Paul Georg ^b   Regelsberger, Günther ^b   Turco Liveri, Maria L ^a   Tesoriere, Luisa ^a   Perretti, Mauro ^c   Livrea, Maria A ^a   Obinger, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorination activity; Compound I; Compound II; Melatonin; Myeloperoxidase; Transient state kinetics

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN DERIVATIVE; MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034813991     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4582     Document Type: Article

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