Aggregation of eumelanin mitigates photogeneration of reactive oxygen species

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 720-730

  Nofsinger, J Brian ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Simon, John D ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Free radicals; Hydrogen peroxide; Melanin; Melanogenesis; Photoprotection; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; EUMELANIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; MELANIN; OLIGOMER; PIGMENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; CATTLE; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; HORSES; MANNITOL; MELANINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0037090240     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(02)00763-3     Document Type: Article

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