The photochemical oxidation of A2E results in the formation of a 5,8,5′,8′-bis-furanoid oxide

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 537-542

  Dillon, J ^a   Wang, Z ^b   Avalle, L B ^b   Gaillard, E R ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A2E; AMD; lipofuscin; photooxidation; RPE

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; LIPOFUSCIN; OXIDE; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; OXYGENATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE;

BETA CAROTENE; FURANS; HUMANS; LIPOFUSCIN; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOLYSIS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; RETINOIDS;

EID: 4544360484     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2004.06.024     Document Type: Article

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