Reflections of a Fortunate Biochemist

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 276, Issue 31, 2001, Pages 28629-28636

  Fridovich, Irwin ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

BIOCHEMISTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ACETOACETIC ACID; CARBOXYLYASE; CATALASE; CYTOCHROME C; GLYCEROL; IRON; PARAQUAT; SULFITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE; ENZYME;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; REDUCTION; REVIEW; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; HISTORY; LITERATURE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; UNITED STATES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

AUTOBIOGRAPHY; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFITES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035800874     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.R100040200     Document Type: Review

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