| Literature DB >> 3030805 |
B Halliwell, M Wasil, M Grootveld.
Abstract
Ascorbic acid, at physiological concentrations, can scavenge the myeloperoxidase-derived oxidant hypochlorous acid at rates sufficient to protect alpha 1-antiprotease against inactivation by this molecule. The rapid depletion of ascorbic acid at sites of inflammation, as in the inflamed rheumatoid joint, may therefore facilitate proteolytic damage.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3030805 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(87)81456-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124