Antioxidant peptides, the guardian of life from oxidative stress

Y Zhu, K Wang, X Jia, C Fu, H Yu… - Medicinal Research …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced during oxidative metabolism in aerobic
organisms. Under normal conditions, ROS production and elimination are in a relatively …

[HTML][HTML] Ethanol metabolism in the liver, the induction of oxidant stress, and the antioxidant defense system

ML Contreras-Zentella, D Villalobos-García… - Antioxidants, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The liver metabolizes ethanol through three enzymatic pathways: alcohol dehydrogenase
(ADH), cytochrome p450 (also called MEOS), and catalase. Alcohol dehydrogenase class I …

Quality of chicken meat

G Kralik, Z Kralik, M Grčević… - Animal husbandry and …, 2018‏ - books.google.com
Chicken meat is considered as an easily available source of high-quality protein and other
nutrients that are necessary for proper body functioning. In order to meet the consumers' …

[HTML][HTML] Carnosine, small but mighty—prospect of use as functional ingredient for functional food formulation

I Jukić, N Kolobarić, A Stupin, A Matić, N Kozina… - Antioxidants, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Carnosine is a dipeptide synthesized in the body from β-alanine and L-histidine. It is found
in high concentrations in the brain, muscle, and gastrointestinal tissues of humans and is …

Krebs cycle: activators, inhibitors and their roles in the modulation of carcinogenesis

A Gasmi, M Peana, M Arshad, M Butnariu… - Archives of …, 2021‏ - Springer
A fundamental metabolic feature of cancerous tissues is high glucose consumption. The rate
of glucose consumption in a cancer cell can be 10–15 times higher than in normal cells …

[HTML][HTML] Peptide based therapeutics and their use for the treatment of neurodegenerative and other diseases

MH Baig, K Ahmad, M Saeed, AM Alharbi… - Biomedicine & …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Bioactive peptides are actively involved in different biological functions and importantly
contribute to human health, and the use of peptides as therapeutics has a long successful …

Synergistic effect of carnosine on browning of adipose tissue in exercised obese rats; a focus on circulating irisin levels

MF Schaalan, BK Ramadan… - Journal of cellular …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The recent appreciation of the energy burning capacity of brown adipose tissue turns it to an
attractive target for anti‐obesity therapy. We sought to evaluate the effect of L‐carnosine on …

Pivotal role of carnosine in the modulation of brain cells activity: Multimodal mechanism of action and therapeutic potential in neurodegenerative disorders

G Caruso, F Caraci, RB Jolivet - Progress in neurobiology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Carnosine (β-alanyl-l-histidine), a dipeptide, is an endogenous antioxidant widely
distributed in excitable tissues like muscles and the brain. Although discovered more than a …

The therapeutic potential of carnosine/anserine supplementation against cognitive decline: A systematic review with meta-analysis

G Caruso, J Godos, S Castellano, A Micek, P Murabito… - Biomedicines, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Carnosine is a natural occurring endogenous dipeptide that was proposed as an anti-aging
agent more than 20 years ago. Carnosine can be found at low millimolar concentrations at …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological roles of carnosine in myocardial function and health

JV Creighton, L de Souza Gonçalves, GG Artioli… - Advances in …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Carnosine is a pleiotropic histidine-containing dipeptide synthesized from β-alanine and l-
histidine, with the intact dipeptide and constituent amino acids being available from the diet …