Could carnosine be a naturally-occurring scavenger for acrolein and other reactive aldehydes in the brain?
Hipkiss
Alan R
AR
D000171:Acrolein / Q000378:metabolism*; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D002336:Carnosine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects
D000447:Aldehydes; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D000171:Acrolein; D002336:Carnosine