Reactive Oxygen Species in Biological Systems: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Colton, Carol. (Editor), Gilbert, Daniel. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
Edition:1st ed. 2002.
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/b113066
Table of Contents:
  • From the Breath of Life to Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Chemistry of Reactive Oxygen Species
  • General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • The Steady-State Concentrations of Oxygen Radicals in Mitochondria
  • The Role of Transition Metal Ions in Free Radical-Mediated Damage
  • Biochemistry of Redox Signaling in the Activation of Oxidative Stress Genes
  • Regulation of Mammalian Gene Expression by Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Inflammatory Regulation of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase
  • Antioxidant Protection and Ixygen Radical Signaling
  • Nitrogen Reactive Species
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase
  • The Chemical Biology of Nitric Oxide
  • Nitroxides as Protectors Against Oxidative Stress
  • Environmental Pro- and Antioxidants
  • Stratospheric Ozone and Its Effects on the Biosphere
  • Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide
  • Dietary Antioxidants and Nutrition
  • Internal Pro- and Antioxidants
  • Xanthine Oxidase in Biology and Medicine
  • Melatonin Antioxidative Protection by Electron Donation
  • Ubiquinol an Endogenous Lipid-Soluble Antioxidant in Animal Tissues
  • Specific Tissues
  • Sources and Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants
  • The Production and Use of Reactive Oxidants by Phagocytes
  • Production and Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species by Spermatozoa
  • Respiratory Burst Oxidase of Fertilization Peroxidative Mechanisms in Sea Urchin Eggs and Human Phagocytes
  • Brain Chemiluminescence as an Indicator of Oxidative Stress
  • Reactive Oxygen Species and Neuronal Function
  • Pathological States and Aging
  • Oxidative Stress and Parkinson's Disease
  • Alzheimer's ?-Amyloid Peptide and Free Radical Oxidative Stress
  • Oxidative Pathology in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Reactive Oxygen-Mediated Protein Oxidation in Aging and Disease
  • Conclusion
  • An Overview of Reactive Oxygen Species.