Antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties of N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA) and comparison with N-acetylcysteine (NAC)

Free Radical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 372-377

  Ates, Burhan ^a   Abraham, Linu ^a   Ercal, Nuran ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant properties; NAC; NACA; Radical scavenging

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACETYLCYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BUTYLCRESOL; EDETIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LINOLEIC ACID; N ACETYLCYSTEIN AMIDE; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CHELATING AGENT; DIPHENYL P PICRYLHYDRAZYL; DIPHENYL-P-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; METAL; N ACETYLCYSTEINAMIDE; N-ACETYLCYSTEINAMIDE; SCAVENGER; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CHELATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; EMULSION; IN VITRO STUDY; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CHELATING AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDETIC ACID; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; HYDRAZINES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LINOLEIC ACID; METALS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 48849086919     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760801998638     Document Type: Article

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