Antioxidant properties of aminoethylcysteine ketimine decarboxylated dimer: A review

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3072-3084

  Macone, Alberto ^a   Fontana, Mario ^a   Barba, Marco ^a   Botta, Bruno ^a   Nardini, Mirella ^b   Ghirga, Francesca ^a   Calcaterra, Andrea ^a   Pecci, Laura ^a   Matarese, Rosa Marina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aminoethylcysteine ketimine decarboxylated dimer; Reactive nitrogen species; Reactive oxygen species; Sulfur containing antioxidants

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOETHYLCYSTEINE KETIMINE DECARBOXYLATED DIMER; ANTIOXIDANT; PEROXYNITRITE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 5,9A-DIHYDRO-5-OXOPYRROLO(2,1-C-3,4-B')DITHIOMORPHOLINE; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; SULFUR;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; DEHYDROGENATION; DIMERIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW;

MAMMALIA;

FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MORPHOLINES; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SULFUR;

EID: 79957850608     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12053072     Document Type: Review

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