Vitamin C modulates oxidative stress related enzyme activities in Candida albicans

Turkish Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-40

  Ojha, Rashmi ^a   Prasad, Ram ^a   Manzoor, Nikhat ^a   Khan, Luqman Ahmad ^a  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Oxidative stress; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 77949696890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1303829X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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