EPR spin trapping of protein radicals

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1072-1086

  Davies, Michael J ^a,b,c   Hawkins, Clare L ^a,b  

^a HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 tert. butoxycarbonyl 5 methyl 1 pyrroline N oxide; BMPO; Bovine serum albumin; BSA; CcO; Cytochrome c oxidase; DBNBS; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Free radicals; Protein damage; Protein oxidation; Protein radicals; Spin trapping

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPIN TRAPPING;

ARTIFACTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEINS; SPIN TRAPPING;

BOVINAE;

EID: 1842785867     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2003.12.013     Document Type: Review

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