Glutathione peroxidase activity of ebselen and its analogues: Some insights into the complex chemical mechanisms underlying the antioxidant activity

Current Chemical Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-56

  Mugesh, Govindasamy ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Ebselen; Glutathione peroxidase; Selenium; Selenoenzymes

Indexed keywords

CUMENE HYDROPEROXIDE; CYSTEINE; EBSELEN; EBSELEN DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTAREDOXIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; THIOL; THIOREDOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATALYST; COVALENT BOND; CYCLIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHILICITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NUCLEOPHILICITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84878652244     PISSN: 22127968     EISSN: 18723136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/2212796811307010005     Document Type: Article

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