Diphenyl diselenide in its selenol form has dehydroascorbate reductase and glutathione S-transferase-like activity dependent on the glutathione content

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1146-1151

  Luchese, Cristiane ^a   Nogueira, Cristina W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antioxidant; dehydroascorbate reductase like; diphenyl diselenide; glutathione s transferase like; organoselenium; selenium

Indexed keywords

DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID REDUCTASE; DIPHENYL DISELENIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOOXIDATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IRON; ORGANOSELENIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIDOREDUCTASES;

EID: 77955253261     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2010.01147.x     Document Type: Article

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