The effects of oxaloacetate on hydrogen peroxide generation from ascorbate and epigallocatechin gallate in cell culture media: Potential for altering cell metabolism

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 417, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 446-450

  Long, Lee Hua ^a   Halliwell, Barry ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Cell culture; Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium; Epigallocatechin gallate; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxaloacetate

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXALOACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL METABOLISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCORBIC ACID; CATECHIN; CELLS; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXALOACETATE;

EID: 84855793669     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.11.136     Document Type: Article

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