Potential Antioxidative Activity of Homocysteine in Erythrocytes under Oxidative Stress

• Main Authors: Mingxin Ye (Author), Hui Li (Author), Hongjun Luo (Author), Yongyin Zhou (Author), Wenhong Luo (Author), Zhexuan Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Homocysteine is an amino acid containing a free sulfhydryl group, making it probably contribute to the antioxidative capacity in the body. We recently found that plasma total homocysteine (total-Hcy) concentration increased with time when whole blood samples were kept at room temperature. The presen...