Enhanced antioxidant and protective activities on retinal ganglion cells of carotenoids-overexpressing transgenic carrot

Current Drug Targets

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 999-1005

  Yoon, Kee Dong ^a   Kang, Suk Nam ^b   Bae, Ji Yeong ^b   Lee, Haeng Soon ^c   Kwak, Sang Soo ^c   Jang, Insurk ^b   Kim, Il Suk ^b   Lee, Cheol Ho ^b   Bae, Jung Myung ^d   Lee, Shin Woo ^b   Ahn, Mi Jeong ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Carotenoids; RGC 5 cells; Transgenic carrot

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; CARROT EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLAXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARROT; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACETONE; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CAROTENOIDS; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; DAUCUS CAROTA; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 84881322140     PISSN: 13894501     EISSN: 18735592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389450111314090008     Document Type: Article

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