Melatonin activates the peroxidase-oxidase reaction and promotes oscillations

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 284, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1071-1076

  Olsen, Lars F ^a   Lunding, Anita ^a   Lauritsen, Frants R ^a   Allegra, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Horseradish peroxidase; Lactoperoxidase; Melatonin; Oscillation; Peroxidase oxidase; Soybean peroxidase

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PEROXIDASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DYNAMICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLOW RATE; OSCILLATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR;

EID: 0034815586     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5047     Document Type: Article

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