Oxygen radicals in biological systems / edited by Lester Packer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Packer, Lester.

Series:

Methods in enzymology ; v. 105.

Methods in enzymology ; v. 105

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Active oxygen.

Radicals (Chemistry).

Free Radicals.

Oxygen--metabolism.

Oxygen--toxicity.

Medical Subjects:

Free Radicals.

Oxygen--metabolism.

Oxygen--toxicity.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 600 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Orlando [Fla.] : Academic Press, 1984.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

The critically acclaimed laboratory standard, Methods in Enzymology, is one of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry. Since 1955, each volume has been eagerly awaited, frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike. The series contains much material still relevant today - truly an essential publication for researchers in all fields of life sciences.

Contents:

Chemistry of dioxygen / Monika J. Green, H. Allen O. Hill and Packer Lester

Biochemistry of oxygen radical species / M. Brunori, G. Rotilio and Packer Lester

Characterization of singlet oxygen / Christopher S. Foote [and others]

Role of iron in oxygen radical reactions / Barry Halliwell, John M.C. Gutteridge and Packer Lester

Overview : Biological sources of O2 / Irwin Fridovich and Packer Lester

Overview : Superoxygenase / Ryotaro Yoshida, Osamu Hayaishi and Packer Lester

Methods for the study of superoxide chemistry in nonaqueous solutions / Joan S. Valentine [and others]

Generation of superoxide radicals in aqueous and ethanolic solutions by vacuum-uv photolysis / Benon H.J. Bielski and Packer Lester

Isolation and characterization of superoxide dismutase / J.V. Bannister, W.H. Bannister and Packer Lester

Superoxide dismutase assays / L. Flohé, F. Ötting and Packer Lester

Subcellular distribution of superoxide dismutases in rat liver / Bruce L. Geller, Dennis R. Winge and Packer Lester

Assays of glutathione peroxidase / Leopold Flohé, Wolfgang A. Günzler and Packer Lester

Catalase in vitro / Hugo Aebi and Packer Lester

Assays of lipoxygenase, 1,4-pentadiene fatty acids, and o2 concentrations : Chemiluminescence methods / Simo Laakso [and others]

High-performance liquid chromatography methods for vitamin e in tissues / Judith L. Buttriss, Anthony T. Diplock and Packer Lester

Vitamin e analysis methods for animal tissues / Indrajit D. Desai and Packer Lester

Simultaneous determination of reduced and oxidized ubiquinones / Masahiro Takada [and others]

Assay of carotenoids / Norman I. Krinsky, Sudhakar Welankiwar and Packer Lester

Uric acid : Functions and determination / Paul Hochstein [and others]

Pulse radiolysis methodology / Klaus-Dieter Asmus and Packer Lester

Electron and hydrogen atom transfer reactions : Determination of free radical redox potentials by pulse radiolysis / L.G. Forni, R.L. Willson and Packer Lester

Spin trapping / Edward G. Janzen and Packer Lester

Spin trapping of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals / Gerald M. Rosen, Elmer J. Rauckman and Packer Lester

Reaction of ·OH / Gidon Czapski and Packer Lester

Electron spin resonance spin destruction methods for radical detection / Rolf J. Mehlhorn, Lester Packer and Packer Lester

Low-level chemiluminescence as an indicator of singlet molecular oxygen in biological systems / Enrique Cadenas, Helmut Sies and Packer Lester

High-pressure liquid chromatography-electrochemical detection of oxygen free radicals / Robert A. Floyd [and others]

Survey of the methodology for evaluating negative air ions : Relevance to biological studies / Ronald Pethig and Packer Lester

Detection of oxidative mutagens with a new salmonella tester strain (ta102) / David E. Levin [and others]

Determination of the mutagenicity of oxygen free radicals using microbial systems / Hosni M. Hassan, Carmella S. Moody and Packer Lester

Assay of rate of aging of conidia of neurospora crassa / Kenneth D. Munkres, Cheryl A. Furtek and Packer Lester.

Chemistry of lipid peroxidation / Ned A. Porter and Packer Lester

Overview of methods used for detecting lipid peroxidation / T.F. Slater and Packer Lester

Chemical methods for the detection of lipid hydroperoxides / William A. Pryor, Laurence Castle and Packer Lester

Comparative studies on different methods of malonaldehyde determination / R.P. Bird, H.H. Draper and Packer Lester

Concentrating ethane from breath to monitor lipid peroxidation in vivo / Glen D. Lawrence, Gerald Cohen and Packer Lester

Assay of ethane and pentane from isolated organs and cells / Armin Müller, Helmut Sies and Packer Lester

Detection of malonaldehyde by high-performance liquid chromatography / Hermann Esterbauer [and others]

Assay for blood plasma or serum / Kunio Yagi and Packer Lester

Spectrophotometric detection of lipid conjugated dienes / Richard O. Recknagel, Eric A. Glende and Packer Lester

Fluorescent damage products of lipid peroxidation / Cora J. Dillard, Al L. Tappel and Packer Lester

Calibration of microspectrophotometers as it applies to the detection of lipofuscin and the blue- and yellow-emitting fluorophores in situ / William S. Stark [and others]

Detection of the metabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives to ultimate carcinogens during lipid peroxidation / Thomas A. Dix, Lawrence J. Marnett and Packer Lester

Detection of picomole levels of lipid hydroperoxides using a dichlorofluorescein fluorescent assay / Richard Cathcart [and others]

Measurement of O2- production by human neutrophils. The preparation and assay of nadph oxidase-containing particles from human neutrophils / Michèle Markert [and others]

Measurement of O2- secreted by monocytes and macrophages / Richard B. Johnston and Packer Lester

Superoxide production / Peter J. O'Brien and Packer Lester

Endothelial culture, neutrophil or enzymic generation of free radicals : In vitro methods for the study of endothelial injury / Charles F. Moldow, Harry S. Jacob and Packer Lester

Systemic consequences of O2- production / Rolando Del Maestro and Packer Lester

Calcium and calmodulin in neutrophil activation / Harold P. Jones, Joe M. Mccord and Packer Lester

Measurement of oxidizing radicals by polymorphonuclear leukocytes / Dennis P. Clifford, John E. Repine and Packer Lester

Antimicrobial activity of myeloperoxidase / Seymour J. Klebanoff [and others]

Determination of microbial damage caused by oxygen free radicals, and the protective role of superoxide dismutase / Hosni M. Hassan and Packer Lester

Oxidizing radical generation by prostaglandin h synthase / Paul H. Siedlik, Lawrence J. Marnett and Packer Lester

Assay of in situ radicals by electron spin resonance / Ronald P. Mason and Packer Lester

Chloroplasts : Formation of active oxygen and its scavenging / Kozi Asada and Packer Lester.

Determination of the production of superoxide radicals and hydrogen peroxide in mitochondria / Alberto Boveris and Packer Lester

Hydroperoxide effects on redox state of pyridine nucleotides and ca2+ retention by mitochondria / Christoph Richter and Packer Lester

Glutathione disulfide (gssg) efflux from cells and tissues / Helmut Sies, Theo P.M. Akerboom and Packer Lester

Stable tissue free radicals / W. Lohmann, H. Neubacher and Packer Lester

Assay of superoxide dismutase activity in tumor tissue / Larry W. Oberley, Douglas R. Spitz and Packer Lester

In vitro cell cultures as tools in the study of free radicals and free radical modifiers in carcinogenesis / Carmia Borek and Packer Lester

Radicals in melanin biochemistry / Roger C. Sealy and Packer Lester

Assay of lipofuscin/ceroid pigment in vivo during aging / R.S. Sohal and Packer Lester

The use of selective free radical probes to study active sites in enzymes and viruses / J. Leslie Redpath and Packer Lester

Detection and measurement of drug-induced oxygen radical formation / Martyn T. Smith [and others]

Alloxan and 6-hydroxydopamine : Cellular toxins / Gerald Cohen, Richard E. Heikkila and Packer Lester

Microsomal oxidant radical production and ethanol oxidation / Arthur I. Cederbaum, Gerald Cohen and Packer Lester

Exacerbation of superoxide radical formation by paraquat / Hosni M. Hassan and Packer Lester

Ethidium binding assay for reactive oxygen species generated from reductively activated adriamycin (doxorubicin) / J. William Lown and Packer Lester

Chemical carcinogenesis : Benzopyrene system / Stephen A. Lesko and Packer Lester.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

012182005X

9780121820053

OCLC:

776045902

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