Biochemical properties of new synthetic carnosine analogues containing the residue of 2,3-diaminopropionic acid: The effect of N-acetylation

Amino Acids

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-83

  Cacciatore, I ^a   Cocco, A ^a   Costa, M ^b   Fontana, M ^b   Lucente, G ^b   Pecci, L ^b   Pinnen, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carnosine; Free radicals; Peptidomimetics; Peroxynitrite; Scavengers

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIAMINOPROPIONIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA ALANINE; CARNOSINE; CARNOSINE DERIVATIVE; DEOXYRIBOSE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON; PEROXYNITRITE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEGRADATION; DRUG ACETYLATION; HYDROLYSIS; NITRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

ACETYLATION; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA-ALANINE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARNOSINE; DIPEPTIDASES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PEROXYNITROUS ACID; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TYROSINE;

LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 15244350268     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-004-0142-0     Document Type: Article

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