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Effects of Carnosine and Anserine on the Destruction of Vitamin B 12 with Vitamin C in the Presence of Copper

1997; Oxford University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1271/bbb.61.2137

ISSN

1347-6947

Autores

Shigeo Takenaka, Sumi Sugiyama, Fumio Watanabe, Katsuo Abe, Yoshiyuki Tamura, Yoshihisa Nakano,

Tópico(s)

Redox biology and oxidative stress

Resumo

Vitamin B12 is destroyed by the addition of substantial amounts of vitamin C in the presence of copper. Effects of carnosine and anserine, natural water-soluble antioxidants, on the destruction of vitamin B12, were studied. Addition of carnosine (l0mM) effectively repressed the destruction of vitamin B12, but anserine had only weak inhibitory effects.

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