Glutathione revisited: A better scavenger than previously thought

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue NOV, 2014, Pages

  Haenen, Guido R M M ^a   Bast, Aalt ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALBUMIN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; METHIONINE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COMPETITION ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EC50; ENZYME ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 84910676379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16639812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00260     Document Type: Article

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