Catalytic peroxidation of nitrogen monoxide and peroxynitrite by globins

IUBMB Life

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-73

  De Marinis, Elisabetta ^a   Casella, Luigi ^b   Ciaccio, Chiara ^c   Coletta, Massimo ^c   Visca, Paolo ^a,d   Ascenzi, Paolo ^a,d  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalytic peroxidation; Globins; Hydrogen peroxide; Nitrogen monoxide; Nitrosative stress; Oxidative stress; Peroxynitrite

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYTOCHROME C PEROXIDASE; EOSINOPHIL PEROXIDASE; GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOPROTEIN; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEGHEMOGLOBIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; MYOGLOBIN; NEUROGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXIDASE; PEROXYNITRITE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; PEROXYNITROUS ACID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; HUMAN; ISOMERIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NITROSYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PEROXIDATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METABOLISM;

METAZOA;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; GLOBINS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXIDASES; PEROXYNITROUS ACID;

EID: 60349125737     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iub.149     Document Type: Article

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