A comparison of the relative antioxidant potency of L-ergothioneine and idebenone

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-188

  Dong, Kelly K ^a,b   Damaghi, Niusha ^a   Kibitel, Jeannie ^a   Canning, Matthew T ^a   Smiles, Kenneth A ^a   Yarosh, Daniel B ^a  

^a AGI Dermatics   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Idebenone; L ergothioneine; OCTN 1

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IDEBENONE; LIPID PEROXIDE; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER 1; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; THIONEINE; UBIDECARENONE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROTECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN CARE; SKIN FIBROBLAST; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALLOXAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOQUINONES; CELLS, CULTURED; ERGOTHIONEINE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOSOMES; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PEROXIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RNA, MESSENGER; UBIQUINONE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34548356418     PISSN: 14732130     EISSN: 14732165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2007.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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