Melatonin as a potent and inducible endogenous antioxidant: Synthesis and metabolism

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 18886-18906

  Tan, Dun Xian ^a   Manchester, Lucien C ^a   Esteban Zubero, Eduardo ^a   Zhou, Zhou ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Melatonin; Metabolism; Oxidative stress; Plants; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MELATONIN; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; HUMANS; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84947722068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules201018886     Document Type: Review

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