RIBOFLAVIN CAN PROTECT TISSUES FROM OXIDATIVE INJURY

Authors
CHRISTENSEN HN
Citation
Hn. Christensen, RIBOFLAVIN CAN PROTECT TISSUES FROM OXIDATIVE INJURY, Nutrition reviews, 51(5), 1993, pp. 149-150
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
Nutrition reviews → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296643
Volume
51
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
149 - 150
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6643(1993)51:5<149:RCPTFO>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Elevated riboflavin levels have been reported to provide protection ag ainst oxidative damage caused by oxidized forms of hemeproteins. This effect of riboflavin may be mediated by an NADPH-dependent methemoglob in reductase.