title: Protective effects of carnosine and homocarnosine on ferritin and hydrogen peroxide-mediated DNA damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetic Engineering, Cheongju University, Cheongju 360-764, Korea. jhkang@cju.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jung Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D002336:Carnosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000187:drug effects*; D005293:Ferritins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007763:Lac Operon / Q000187:drug effects; D016296:Mutagenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D010957:Plasmids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; C005038:homocarnosine; D002336:Carnosine; D005293:Ferritins; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide