Melatonin, its metabolites and their interference with reactive nitrogen compounds

R Hardeland - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
… as products of reactions with peroxynitrite [115]. However, the outcome concerning
melatonin nitration by peroxynitrite remained rather modest. One study reported the absence of …

Melatonin influences NO/NOS pathway and reduces oxidative and nitrosative stress in a model of hypoxic-ischemic brain damage

S Blanco, R Hernández, G Franchelli… - Nitric oxide, 2017 - Elsevier
… of NO, reducing peroxynitrite formation and protecting from … part, by modulating the NO/NOS
system response. With this aim, we … This mechanism also implies that, under hypoxia, HIF-1α …

Melatonin and its metabolites vs oxidative stress: From individual actions to collective protection

A Galano, RJ Reiter - Journal of Pineal Research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… The RAF mechanism has been identified as important for the reactions of melatonin not only
with OH,376, 383 but also with OOCCl 3 376 and α-hydroxyethyl radicals.384 On the other …

Melatonin and related compounds: chemical insights into their protective effects against oxidative stress

A Galano, DX Tan, RJ Reiter - Current Organic Chemistry, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
research. Objective: This review summarizes the chemical insights concerning the antioxidant
capacity (AOC) of melatonin … so far it can be stated that melatonin and related compounds …

An overview of melatonin as an antioxidant molecule: a biochemical approach

A Hacışevki, B Baba - Melatonin molecular biology, clinical and …, 2018 - books.google.com
… Electron donation is the principal mechanism by which melatonin detoxifies the … Melatonin
also scavenges peroxynitrite, but it is difficult to discriminate direct reactions with peroxynitrite

[PDF][PDF] Many roles of melatonin: diversity and complexity of reaction pathways

S Galijasevic - Bulletin of the Chemists and Technologists of …, 2017 - hemija.pmf.unsa.ba
… , AMFK, and AMK can scavenge NO and peroxynitrite. The highest reactivity towards radical
nitrogen … The question about most preferred reaction mechanism of melatonin still remains …

Melatonin attenuates peroxynitrite-induced meiosis dysfunction in porcine oocytes

Y Cao, R Li, W Li, H Liu, Y Cai - Reproductive Sciences, 2021 - Springer
… work mechanism remains to be further clarified. In this study, it was shown that peroxynitrite
… had the best response according to our result) melatonin exhibited significant improvements …

Melatonin as an antioxidant: under promises but over delivers

RJ Reiter, JC Mayo, DX Tan, RM Sainz… - … of pineal research, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… /Haber–Weiss reactions; in doing so, melatonin reduces the … , that is, nitric oxide and the
peroxynitrite anion, both of which … actions are well described and mechanistically defined,218, …

Melatonin and the electron transport chain

R Hardeland - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2017 - Springer
… subunits exposed to peroxynitrite were damaged, but protection by melatonin required very
… by a mechanism involving a mitochondrial cytochrome P 450 subform [14]. This response is …

Interactions of melatonin, reactive oxygen species, and nitric oxide during fruit ripening: an update and prospective view

FJ Corpas, M Rodríguez-Ruiz… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
… molecule related to NO was not analyzed in this study. Melatonin is known to react with
peroxynitrite, and it could be expected that in a cellular environment, this would be a mechanism