A comparison between the antioxidant and peroxynitrite-scavenging functions of the vitamin E metabolites α- and γ-carboxyethyl-6- hydroxychromans

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 362-373

  Galli, Francesco ^a   Piroddi, Marta ^a   Iannone, Anna ^b   Pagliarani, Silvia ^a   Tomasi, Aldo ^b   Floridi, Ardesio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 nitrothyrosine; Antioxidants; Carboxyethyl hydroxychromans; CEHC; Chromanoxyl radical; LDL; Lipid oxidation; Peroxynitrite; Tocopherol; Vitamin E; Vitamin E metabolites

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZOBIS(2 AMIDINOPROPANE); ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE; COPPER ION; GAMMA CARBOXYETHYL 6 HYDROXYCHROMAN DERIVATIVE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PEROXYNITRITE; SCAVENGER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TROLOX C; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID OXIDATION; MACROPHAGE; NITRATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMANS; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; PEROXYNITROUS ACID; PROPIONATES; PROPIONIC ACIDS; TYROSINE;

EID: 10044261980     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.74.5.362     Document Type: Article

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