Nature

Effects of glutamate on dehydroascorbate uptake and Its enhanced vulnerability to the peroxidation in cerebral cortical slices

Pro-oxidant properties of ascorbate have been studied with uses of brain tissues and neuronal cells. Here we address potential mechanism of ascorbate coupling with glutamate to generate oxidative ...
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Light-Dependent Reduction of Dehydroascorbate by Ruptured Pea Chloroplasts

Glutathione dehydrogenase (EC 1.8.5.1) was partially purified from pea shoots. The pH optimum was 7.6. The Km values for GSH and dehydroascorbate were 4.4 and 0.44 millimolar, respectively. The enzyme ...
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The impact of ozone, isoprene and propene on antioxidant levels in two leaf classes of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens L.)

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Four-week-old velvet beans (Mucuna pruriens L.) were fumigated with ozone, Isoprene and propene both singly and in combination (hydrocarbon + ...
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Endogenous wheat enzymes: natural keys to stronger gluten and better bread

The study highlights the catalytic roles of enzymes such as sulfhydryl oxidase (SOX), protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), ascorbate oxidase (AAO) , and dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) in promoting ...