Reactions of yeast thioredoxin peroxidases I and II with hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite: rate constants by competitive kinetics

R Ogusucu, D Rettori, DC Munhoz, LES Netto… - Free Radical Biology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Peroxiredoxins are receiving increasing attention as defenders against oxidative damage
and sensors of hydrogen peroxide-mediated signaling events. Likely to be critical for both …

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation training induces atypical adaptations of the human skeletal muscle phenotype: a functional and proteomic analysis

J Gondin, L Brocca, E Bellinzona… - Journal of applied …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
The aim of the present study was to define the chronic effects of neuromuscular electrical
stimulation (NMES) on the neuromuscular properties of human skeletal muscle. Eight young …

Flavin-Dependent Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase from Salmonella typhimurium. 1. Purification and Enzymatic Activities of Overexpressed AhpF and AhpC Proteins

LB Poole, HR Ellis - Biochemistry, 1996 - ACS Publications
The two components, AhpF and AhpC, of the Salmonella typhimurium alkyl hydroperoxide
reductase enzyme system have been overexpressed and purified from Escherichia coli for …

Cyclophilin a binds to peroxiredoxins and activates its peroxidase activity

SP Lee, YS Hwang, YJ Kim, KS Kwon, HJ Kim… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
Six distinct peroxiredoxin (Prx) proteins (Prx I-VI) from distinct genes have been identified in
mammalian tissues. Prxs are members of a group of peroxidases that have conserved …

Role of sulfiredoxin as a regulator of peroxiredoxin function and regulation of its expression

W Jeong, SH Bae, MB Toledano, SG Rhee - Free Radical Biology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) constitute a family of peroxidases in which cysteine serves as the
primary site of oxidation during the reduction of peroxides. Members of the 2-Cys Prx …

Removal of hydrogen peroxide by thiol-specific antioxidant enzyme (TSA) is involved with its antioxidant properties: TSA possesses thiol peroxidase activity

LES Netto, HZ Chae, SW Kang, SG Rhee… - Journal of Biological …, 1996 - ASBMB
The thiol-specific antioxidant protein (TSA) protects glutamine synthetase from inactivation
by a metal-catalyzed oxidation (MCO) system comprised of dithiothreitol (DTT)/Fe 3+/O 2 but …

Scavenging effect of water soluble proteins in broad beans on free radicals and active oxygen species

Y Okada, M Okada - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1998 - ACS Publications
Water soluble proteins (WSP) in broad beans, Vicia faba, were purified, and their
scavenging effects on free radicals and active oxygen species were investigated. The …

Oxidation of active center cysteine of bovine 1-Cys peroxiredoxin to the cysteine sulfenic acid form by peroxide and peroxynitrite

IV Peshenko, H Shichi - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2001 - Elsevier
Peroxiredoxins are antioxidant enzymes whose peroxidase activity depends on a redox-
sensitive cysteine residue at the active center. In this study we investigated properties of the …

In vivo characterization of a thioredoxin h target protein defines a new peroxiredoxin family

L Verdoucq, F Vignols, JP Jacquot, Y Chartier… - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
Disruption of the two thioredoxin genes in yeast dramatically affects cell viability and growth.
Expression ofArabidopsis thioredoxin AtTRX3 in theSaccharomyces thioredoxin Δ strain …

Exercise preconditioning of the myocardium

AN Kavazis - Sports medicine, 2009 - Springer
Diseases of the heart (eg myocardial ischaemia reperfusion injury) remain the major cause
of death in the industrialized world. Therefore, developing a pragmatic countermeasure to …