Molecular and structural antioxidant defenses against oxidative stress in animals

R Pamplona, D Costantini - American Journal of Physiology …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
In this review, it is our aim 1) to describe the high diversity in molecular and structural
antioxidant defenses against oxidative stress in animals, 2) to extend the traditional concept …

Sulfur and selenium: the role of oxidation state in protein structure and function

C Jacob, GI Giles, NM Giles… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfur and selenium occur in proteins as constituents of the amino acids cysteine,
methionine, selenocysteine, and selenomethionine. Recent research underscores that these …

Properties of carotenoids in fish fitness: a review

T Nakano, G Wiegertjes - Marine drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Carotenoids, one of the most common types of natural pigments, can influence the colors of
living organisms. More than 750 kinds of carotenoids have been identified. Generally …

Biological activities and potential oral applications of N‐acetylcysteine: progress and prospects

Y Pei, H Liu, Y Yang, Y Yang, Y Jiao… - Oxidative medicine …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
N‐Acetylcysteine (NAC), a cysteine prodrug and glutathione (GSH) precursor, has been
used for several decades in clinical therapeutic practices as a mucolytic agent and for the …

[HTML][HTML] Theranostics based on AIEgens

D Wang, MMS Lee, W Xu, RTK Kwok, JWY Lam… - Theranostics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The utilization of luminogens with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics has
recently been developed at a tremendous pace in the area of theranostics, mainly because …

The central role of glutathione in the pathophysiology of human diseases

R Franco, OJ Schoneveld, A Pappa… - Archives of physiology …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Reduced glutathione (L-γ-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-glycine, GSH) is the prevalent low-molecular-
weight thiol in mammalian cells. It is formed in a two-step enzymatic process including, first …

The role of antioxidant enzymes in the ovaries

S Wang, G He, M Chen, T Zuo, W Xu… - Oxidative medicine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Proper physiological function of the ovaries is very important for the entire female
reproductive system and overall health. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated as …

Glutathione peroxidase 1 activity and cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease

S Blankenberg, HJ Rupprecht, C Bickel… - … England Journal of …, 2003 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Cellular antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione peroxidase 1 and superoxide
dismutase have a central role in the control of reactive oxygen species. In vitro data and …

[HTML][HTML] Super-resolution imaging with small organic fluorophores

M Heilemann, S Van De Linde… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - pub.uni-bielefeld.de
Super-Resolution Imaging with Small Organic Fluorophores Universität Bielefeld Universität
Bielefeld Click a name to choose. Click to show more. PUB - Publikationen an der …

High levels of intracellular cysteine promote oxidative DNA damage by driving the Fenton reaction

S Park, JA Imlay - Journal of bacteriology, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Escherichia coli is generally resistant to H2O2, with> 75% of cells surviving a 3-min
challenge with 2.5 mM H2O2. However, when cells were cultured with poor sulfur sources …