Ergothioneine prevents copper-induced oxidative damage to DNA and protein by forming a redox-inactive ergothioneine-copper complex

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-34

  Zhu, Ben Zhan ^a,b   Mao, Li ^a   Fan, Rui Mei ^a   Zhu, Jun Ge ^a   Zhang, Ying Nan ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Kalyanaraman, Balaraman ^c   Frei, Balz ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; ASCORBIC ACID; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; COPPER; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA; HISTIDINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MANNITOL; THIONEINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATTLE; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; COPPER; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ERGOTHIONEINE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HISTIDINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MANNITOL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENANTHROLINES; PROTEIN CARBONYLATION; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 78651469381     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx100214t     Document Type: Article

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