Fluorometric assay for detection of sterol oxidation in liposomal membranes

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 400, Issue , 2007, Pages 145-158

  Chong, Parkson Lee Gau ^a   Olsher, Michelle ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cholesterol; Dehydroergosterol; Fluorescence; Free radicals; Membrane; Sterol oxidation

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZOBIS(2 AMIDINOPROPANE); 2,2'-AZOBIS(2-AMIDINOPROPANE); AMIDINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL OXIDASE; DEHYDROERGOSTEROL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ERGOSTEROL; LIPOSOME; PERHYDROXYL RADICAL; PEROXIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SPHINGOMYELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FLUOROMETRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

AMIDINES; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL OXIDASE; ERGOSTEROL; FLUOROMETRY; LIPOSOMES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEROXIDES; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; SPHINGOMYELINS;

EID: 36549037638     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-519-9:145     Document Type: Article

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