A novel zinc compound (zinc monocysteine) enhances the antioxidant capacity of human retinal pigment epithelial cells

Current Eye Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 675-683

  Tate, David ^a   Newsome, David ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Retinal Institute of Louisiana   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Catalase; Cysteine; Glutathione; Human retinal pigment epithelial cells; Metallothionein; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC COMPLEX; ZINC CYSTEINE; ZINC SULFATE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PIGMENT CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; METALLOTHIONEIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE;

EID: 33746832456     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680600801024     Document Type: Article

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