Sentences with phrase «of xanthine»

This sounds like exactly what we want to do but it is important to keep in mind that the inhibition of xanthine oxidase means an increase in xanthine and hypoxanthine.

Cherries» anthocyanidins have also been shown to inhibit the activity of xanthine oxidase, an enzyme that plays an important role in the production of uric acid, thus helping treat gout.

Evidence of oxidative stress was found in the mucosa of the small intestine of drug - treated rats, as indicated by significantly increased activity of xanthine oxidase (P < 0.001) and myeloperoxidase (P < 0.001), with corresponding decreases in the levels of several free radical scavenging enzymes and alpha - tocopherol (P < 0.001 in all cases).

«Inhibition of xanthine oxidase by phytic acid and its antioxidative action.»

Generation of the superoxide was greatly affected by phytic acid; the IC50 was about 6 mM, indicating that the superoxide generating domain of xanthine oxidase is more sensitive to phytic acid.

Functional regulation of xanthine oxidoreductase expression and localization in the mouse mammary gland: evidence of a role in lipid secretion.

Contribution of Xanthine Oxidoreductase to Mammary Epithelial and Breast Cancer Cell Differentiation In Part Modulates Inhibitor of Differentiation - 1.

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Chemical analysis showed that the meteorite contains xanthine and uracil, substances called nucleobases that are necessary for RNA and DNA to form their base pairs as part of their replication process.

Martins found the answer by extracting two molecules from the meteorite: uracil, a nucleobase found in RNA, and xanthine, an intermediate in the synthesis of DNA and RNA.

For the speculative thinker, there are only a few jumps from there to the idea that such caffeine - eating bacteria could let us have some of that energy, or otherwise make xanthine easier to digest — but that's a story for another day.

Xanthine oxidase inhibitor allopurinol attenuates the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy.

Xanthine oxidoreductase mediates membrane docking of milk - fat droplets but is not essential for apocrine lipid secretion.

In fact, oxidative stress is so harmful to the body that many experts think of it as a key factor in the aging process itself.1 Caffeine and its catabolic products, theobromine and xanthine, are all capable antioxidants which are extremely useful to the body in fighting oxidative stress.2

In studies involving mice it was discovered that high xanthine oxidase activity was associated with hyperplasia of the skin, i.e; a psoriasis - like effect was observed.

The skin in patients with chronic psoriasis, much like the skin in those who have received significant burns, has been found to have increased levels of the enzyme called xanthine oxidase.

Canine Urinary UC Low Purine is a highly digestible, palatable, complete and balanced adult dog food formulated to meet the nutritional needs of adult dogs prone to urate, cystine and xanthine urolithiasis.

The combination of cheating on the diet and using Allopurinol is likely to lead to Xanthine Bladder stones!

Mainly, I have studied xanthine uroliths (formed due to a loss of function in key enzymes of the purine degradation pathway) in dogs, cats, goats, and river otters.