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Oxygen Radicals in Biology and Medicine

English · Paperback / Softback

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This book is based on the papers presented at the "Fourth International Congress on Oxygen Radicals (4-ICOR)," held June 27 - July 3, 1987, at the University of California, La Jolla. The chapters deal with the phenomena associated with highly reactive oxygen species (hydroxy, peroxy, alkoxy, aroxy, and superoxide radicals, as well as singlet oxygen) and their peroxidation products (hydrogen peroxide, hydroperoxides, peroxides, and epoxides) as they relate to the fields of chemistry, food technology, nutrition, biology, pharmacology, and medicine. The kinetics, energetics, and mechanistic aspects of the reactions of these species and the interrelationship of oxygen radicals (or any other free radicals) and peroxidized products have been emphasized. Special attention is focused on the mechanisms of the generation of free radicals and peroxy products in biosystems and on the adverse effects of these radicals and products in humans. The topics span the continuum from the simple chemistry of model systems to the complex considerations of clinical medicine. The book also explores the mechanisms of agents that protect against free radicals and peroxy products in vitro and in vivo. These agents include antioxidants used in materials, food antioxidants, physiological antioxidants, and antioxienzymes (SOD, glutathione peroxidase, and catalases). The use of these inhibitors to prevent damage to organs being prepared for transplantation, thereby maintaining the quality of transplanted organs and/or extending their "shelf-life," also is examined.

List of contents

Kinetics and Mechanisms.- Generation of Oxy Radicals.- Detection and Measurements.- Chemiluminescence.- Free Radicals and Oxygen Species in Lipids.- Free Radicals and Oxygen Species in Proteins.- Free Radicals and Oxygen Species in Lipoproteins.- Free Radicals and Oxygen Species in DNA.- Oxidative Stress.- Antioxidant Defense.- Enzymatic Defense.- Pharmacology and Toxicology.- Neutrophils and Phagocytosis.- Ischemia - Reperfusion.- Cardiovascular System.- General Medicine.- Author Index.

Summary

This book is based on the papers presented at the "Fourth International Congress on Oxygen Radicals (4-ICOR)," held June 27 - July 3, 1987, at the University of California, La Jolla. The chapters deal with the phenomena associated with highly reactive oxygen species (hydroxy, peroxy, alkoxy, aroxy, and superoxide radicals, as well as singlet oxygen) and their peroxidation products (hydrogen peroxide, hydroperoxides, peroxides, and epoxides) as they relate to the fields of chemistry, food technology, nutrition, biology, pharmacology, and medicine. The kinetics, energetics, and mechanistic aspects of the reactions of these species and the interrelationship of oxygen radicals (or any other free radicals) and peroxidized products have been emphasized. Special attention is focused on the mechanisms of the generation of free radicals and peroxy products in biosystems and on the adverse effects of these radicals and products in humans. The topics span the continuum from the simple chemistry of model systems to the complex considerations of clinical medicine. The book also explores the mechanisms of agents that protect against free radicals and peroxy products in vitro and in vivo. These agents include antioxidants used in materials, food antioxidants, physiological antioxidants, and antioxienzymes (SOD, glutathione peroxidase, and catalases). The use of these inhibitors to prevent damage to organs being prepared for transplantation, thereby maintaining the quality of transplanted organs and/or extending their "shelf-life," also is examined.

Product details

Assisted by Michae Simic (Editor), Michael Simic (Editor)
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 13.03.2013
 
EAN 9781468455700
ISBN 978-1-4684-5570-0
No. of pages 1094
Dimensions 170 mm x 240 mm x 55 mm
Weight 1872 g
Illustrations XLVIII, 1094 p.
Series Basic Life Sciences
Basic Life Sciences
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics

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