Copper-dependent generation of hydrogen peroxide from the toxic prion protein fragment PrP106-126

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 336, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 159-162

  Turnbull, Stuart ^a   Tabner, Brian J ^a   Brown, David R ^b   Allsop, David ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Free radicals; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxidative stress; Prion protein

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FENTON REACTION; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0037461576     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)01254-5     Document Type: Article

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