A. A. Boldyrev, S. L. Stvolinsky, O. V. Tyulina, V. B. Koshelev, N. Hori, D. O. Carpenter
1. Carnosine, anserine, and homocarnosine are endogenous dipeptides concentrated in brain and muscle whose biological functions remain in doubt. 2. We have tested the hypothesis that these compounds function as endogenous protective substances against molecular and cellular damage from free radicals, using two isolated enzyme systems and two models of ischemic brain injury. Carnosine and homocarno...... hiện toàn bộ