Role of ergothioneine on S-nitrosoglutathione catabolism

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 356, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 799-804

  Misiti, F ^a   Castagnola, M ^a   Zuppi, C ^a   Giardina, B ^a   Messana, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Ergothioneine glutathione disulphide; Nitric oxide; Thiols

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HYDROXYLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; THIONEINE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ERYTHROCYTE; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA;

ERGOTHIONEINE; GLUTATHIONE; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; S-NITROSOGLUTATHIONE;

EID: 0035875140     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3560799     Document Type: Article

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