Imidazole derivatives as antioxidants and selective inhibitors of nNOS

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-50

  Sorrenti, V ^a   Salerno, L ^a   Di Giacomo, C ^a   Acquaviva, R ^a   Siracusa, M A ^a   Vanella, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radicals; Nitric oxide; NOS inhibitors

Indexed keywords

1 [4 (4 BROMOPHENOXY)BUTYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; LIPID HYDROPEROXIDE; N (4 METHYLPHENACYL)IMIDAZOLE; N (4 NITROPHENACYL) 2 ISOPROPYL IMIDAZOLE; N (4 NITROPHENACYL) 2 METHYL IDIDAZOLE; N (4 NITROPHENACYL)IMIDAZOLE; N (4 NITROPHENETHYL)IMIDAZOLE; N (4 PHENYLPHENACYL)IMIDAZOLE; N (4 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENACYL)IMIDAZOLE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; IMIDAZOLES; LIPID PEROXIDES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 30344444478     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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