Antioxidant and Pro-Oxidant Activities of Melatonin in the Presence of Copper and Polyphenols In Vitro and In Vivo

Melatonin is a well-documented antioxidant. Physicochemical analysis using the density functional theory suggests that melatonin is a copper chelating agent; however, experimental evidence is still in demand. The present study investigated the influence of melatonin on reactive oxygen species (ROS)...

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Published in:	Cells
Main Authors:	Jiajia Wang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Yufeng He, Lijie Jia, Chung S. Yang, Russel J. Reiter, Jinsong Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Subjects:	melatonin polyphenol copper ROS DNA
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/8/8/903