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What Is A Free Radical - Ústav lékařské chemie a biochemie

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ICT<br />

ECT<br />

Superoxide<br />

Peroxide<br />

Fe/Cu<br />

Superoxide<br />

Peroxide<br />

Fe/Cu<br />

Superoxide dismutase<br />

Glutathione peroxidase<br />

Catalase<br />

Glutathione<br />

Tocopherol<br />

Ascorbate<br />

Labile iron pool (LIP) present<br />

Antioxidant enzymes &<br />

glutathione levels very low<br />

Tocopherol<br />

Ascorbate<br />

Carotenoids, uric acid, albumin,<br />

glucose, bilirubin...<br />

Sequestration of iron and copper:<br />

- transferrin, lactoferrin<br />

- hemopexin<br />

- haptoglobin<br />

- ceruloplasmin (ferroxidase)<br />

- Cu bound to albumin<br />

Antioxidant defence IV<br />

Low-molecular-weight antioxidant substrates<br />

• THIOLS:<br />

– Glutathione<br />

– Thioredoxin<br />

• OTHER ENDOGENOUS METABOLITES:<br />

– Bilirubin<br />

– Uric acid<br />

– Lipoic acid<br />

• DIETARY:<br />

– Ascorbate (Vitamin C)<br />

– α-Tocopherol (Vitamin E)<br />

– Carotenoids<br />

– Plant phenols<br />

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