| Literature DB >> 6280774 |
J V Bannister, W H Bannister, H A Hill, P J Thornalley.
Abstract
The generation of hydroxyl radicals by the xanthine-xanthine oxidase reaction (C. Beauchamp and I. Fridovich (1970) J. Biol. Chem. 245, 4641-1616) has been shown to be increased by iron-saturated lactoferrin isolated from pig neutrophils. Hydroxyl radical production, measured by EPR spin trapping and by ethylene production from alpha-keto-gamma-methiol butyric acid, has been demonstrated to be produced by a Fenton-type Haber-Weiss reaction catalysed by lactoferrin. The possibility that lactoferrin catalyses such a reaction in vivo is considered.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 6280774 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(82)90056-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN: 0006-3002