Curcumin inhibits nitrogen dioxide induced oxidation of hemoglobin |
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| Authors: | M. K. Unnikrishnan M. N. A. Rao |
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| Affiliation: | (1) College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 576 119 Manipal, India |
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| Abstract: | Curcumin protects hemoglobin from nitrogen dioxide induced oxidation. Curcumin was also found to scavenge nitrogen dioxide in a concentration dependent way. The study also explains the ability of curcumin to protect hemoglobin from nitrite induced oxidation, where nitrogen dioxide is a key intermediate. |
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| Keywords: | curcumin hemoglobin nitrogen dioxide free radical scavenger |
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