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Free radicals in biology. Volume II /

Free Radicals in Biology V2.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pryor, William A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, 1976.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Free Radicals in Biology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; General Preface; Preface; Contents of Volume I; Chapter 1. Pyridinyl Radicals in Biology; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GENERATION OF PYRIDINYL RADICALS; III. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PYRIDINYL RADICALS; IV. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PYRIDINYL RADICALS; V. BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF PYRIDINYL RADICALS; VI. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. The Glutathione-Glutathione Disulfide System; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF GSH AND GSSG; III. BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF GSH AND GSSG
  • IV. CONCLUSIONSREFERENCES; Chapter 3. Photosensitized Oxidation and Singlet Oxygen: Consequences in Biological Systems; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PHOTOOXIDATION MECHANISMS; III. THE PHOTODYNAMIC EFFECT; IV. SINGLET OXYGEN IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Free Radicals in Dry Biological Systems; I. INTRODUCTION; II. NATURE OF FREE RADICALS IN DRY MATERIALS; III. SAMPLE PREPARATION CONSIDERATIONS; IV. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE esr SPECTRA; V. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FREE RADICALS AND LIVING SYSTEMS; VI. APPLICATIONS AND ADVANTAGES OF USING DRY MATERIALS; VII. SUMMARY
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTREFERENCES; Chapter 5. Free Radical Reactions in the Production of Photochemical Smog; I. INTRODUCTION; II. COMPONENTS OF PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; III. LABORATORY STUDIES; IV. PROPOSED MECHANISM OF PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG FORMATION; V. COMPUTER MODELING; VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. The Role of Free Radicals in the Toxicity of Air Pollutants (Nitrogen Oxides and Ozone); I. INTRODUCTION; II. A MODERN MODEL OF CELL MEMBRANES; III. MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS OF OZONE AND NITROGEN DIOXIDE DAMAGE TO MAMMALIAN LUNGS; IV. POTENTIAL SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF OZONE
  • v. CHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF ACTIONVI. LIPID OXIDATION RESULTING FROM OZONE AND NITROGEN DIOXIDE INHALATION; VII. OXIDATION OF THIOLS RESULTING FROM OZONE INHALATION; VIII. FATTY ACID OZONIDES AS TOXIC INTERMEDIARIES OF OZONE INHALATION; IX. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. The Role of Free Radicals in Toxicity of Air Pollutants (Peroxyacyl Nitrates); I. INTRODUCTION; II. CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF PEROXYACYL NITRATES; III. PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PEROXYACYL NITRATES; IV. BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES
  • Chapter 8. Free Radical Formation in Proteins and Protection from Radiation DamageI. INTRODUCTION; II. THE TYPES OF RADICALS FORMED IN PROTEINS; III. STUDIES ON SINGLE CRYSTALS OF AMINO ACIDS AND DIPEPTIDES; IV. RADICAL REACTION MECHANISMS; V. YIELDS OF PROTEIN RADICALS; VI. PROTECTION; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Radical Reactions in Nucleic Acids: Crystal Systems; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE RATIONALE OF SINGLE CRYSTAL STUDIES OF DNA COMPONENTS; III. ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY OF THYMINE SINGLE CRYSTALS; IV. MOLECULAR ORBITAL CALCULATIONS; V. RADICAL REACTIONS IN DNA COMPONENTS