Analysis of GSH and GSSG after derivatization with N-ethylmaleimide

Nature Protocols

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1660-1669

  Giustarini, Daniela ^a   Dalle Donne, Isabella ^b   Milzani, Aldo ^b   Fanti, Paolo ^c,d   Rossi, Ranieri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); ACID; DICHLOROMETHANE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONJUGATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPROTEINATION; DERIVATIZATION; EXTRACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEASUREMENT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ETHYLMALEIMIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RATS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPLEEN; TESTIS;

EID: 84883383166     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2013.095     Document Type: Article

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