Xanthine oxidase induced depolymerization of hyaluronic acid in the presence of ferritin
- 5 November 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 177 (1) , 27-30
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(84)80974-6
Abstract
Oxygen free radicals generated by xanthine oxidase are able to depolymerize hyaluronic acid in the presence of ferritin‐bound iron. This suggests that ferritin can catalyse the Haber‐Weiss reaction, leading to the formation of highly damaging hydroxyl radicals.Keywords
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