Antioxidant Properties of Sulfinates: Protective Effect of Hypotaurine on Peroxynitrite-Dependent Damage

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-116

  Fontana, Mario ^a   Pecci, Laura ^a   Duprè, Silvestro ^a   Cavallini, Doriano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cysteine sulfinic acid; Free radicals; Hypotaurine; Peroxynitrite

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ANTIOXIDANT; BICARBONATE; CYSTEINE SULFINIC ACID; ELASTASE; HYPOTAURINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PEROXYNITRITE; PROTECTIVE AGENT; SCAVENGER; SULFINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TYROSINE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; NITRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION;

ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; PEROXYNITROUS ACID; SULFINIC ACIDS; TAURINE;

EID: 0842344403     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NERE.0000010439.99991.cf     Document Type: Article

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