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Melatonin Enhances Photo-Oxidation of 2′,7′-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein by an Antioxidant Reaction That Renders N1-Acetyl-N2-Formyl-5-Methoxykynuramine (AFMK)

The indolamine melatonin (MEL) is described as an antioxidant and a free radical scavenger. However occasionally, the indoleamine has been reported to increase free radicals with insufficient mechanistic explanation. In an attempt to find a reason for those controversial results, a potential mechani...

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Autores principales: Hevia, David, Mayo, Juan C., Tan, Dun-Xian, Rodriguez-Garcia, Aida, Sainz, Rosa M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4183549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25275380
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109257