An in vitro study on the free radical scavenging capacity of ergothioneine: comparison with reduced glutathione, uric acid and trolox

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 453-457

  Franzoni, F ^a   Colognato, R ^a   Galetta, F ^a   Laurenza, I ^a   Barsotti, M ^a   Di Stefano, R ^a   Bocchetti, R ^b   Regoli, F ^b   Carpi, A ^a   Balbarini, A ^a   Migliore, L ^a   Santoro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ergothioneine; Free radicals; Hydroxyl radicals; Peroxyl radicals; Peroxynitrite; Reduced glutathione; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLTHIO 2 OXOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NATURAL PRODUCT; PEROXY RADICAL; PEROXYNITRITE; SCAVENGER; THIONEINE; TROLOX C; URIC ACID; 2 KETO 4 MERCAPTOBUTYRIC ACID; 2-KETO-4-MERCAPTOBUTYRIC ACID; 6-HYDROXY-2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYLCHROMAN-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MAMMAL; OXIDATION; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

BUTYRIC ACIDS; CHROMANS; ERGOTHIONEINE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; URIC ACID;

EID: 33749049965     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2006.07.015     Document Type: Article

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