Age-associated perturbations in glutathione synthesis in mouse liver

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 405, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 583-589

  Toroser, Dikran ^a   Sohal, Rajindar S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Glutamate cysteine ligase; Glutathione; Homocysteine; Oxidative stress; Redox state

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REDOX REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE (GCL); GLUTATHIONE (GSH) SYNTHETIC CAPACITY; HOMOCYSTEINE; REDOX STATE;

KETONES;

AMINOTHIOL; CYSTATHIONINE; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KINETICS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STEADY STATE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CYSTEINE; DIPEPTIDES; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

MUS;

EID: 34547456557     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20061868     Document Type: Article

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