Bilirubin and glutathione have complementary antioxidant and cytoprotective roles
Bilirubin and glutathione have complementary antioxidant and cytoprotective roles
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Glutathione (GSH) and bilirubin are prominent endogenous antioxidant cytoprotectants. Despite tissue levels that are thousands of times lower than GSH, bilirubin is effective because of the biosynthetic cycle wherein it is generated from biliverdin by biliverdin reductase (BVR). When bilirubin acts as an antioxidant, it is oxidized to biliverdin, w...
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Bilirubin and glutathione have complementary antioxidant and cytoprotective roles
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TN_cdi_pnas_primary_106_13_5171
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pnas_primary_106_13_5171
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0813132106
