Ascorbate does not act as a pro-oxidant towards lipids and proteins in human plasma exposed to redox-active transition metal ions and hydrogen peroxide

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1306-1314

  Suh, Jung ^a   Zhu, Ben Zhan ^a   Frei, Balz ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Free radicals; Human plasma; Metal ions; Oxidative damage; Pro oxidant

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBATE OXIDASE; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL ESTER HYDROPEROXIDE DERIVATIVE; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; FERROUS ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROPEROXIDE DERIVATIVE; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; PROTEIN; SULFATE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRANSITION ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0037448110     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(03)00147-3     Document Type: Article

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