Management of oxidative stress by microalgae

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-21

  Cirulis, Judith T ^a   Scott, J Ashley ^a,b   Ross, Gregory M ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalase; Microalgae; Phytochelatins; Pigments; Polyphenols; Reactive oxygen species; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASTAXANTHIN; BIODIESEL; CAROTENOID; CATALASE; COSMETIC; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; NUTRACEUTICAL; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PEROXIDASE; PHYTOCHELATIN; PIGMENT; POLYPHENOL; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTON; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ACUTODESMUS OBLIQUUS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AUTOTROPHY; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CANCER CELL; CELL SIZE; CELLS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLORELLA; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CHLOROPLAST; DNA DAMAGE; DUNALIELLA SALINA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FENTON REACTION; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; LIGHT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MACROALGA; MAMMAL CELL; MICROALGA; MIXOTROPHY; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXISOME; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; PHOTORESPIRATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHRAGMITES; PORPHYRIDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; SCENEDESMUS; TOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MICROALGAE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHELATINS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYPHENOLS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84873593734     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2012-0249     Document Type: Review

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