Publications by authors named "Laura Morici"
Article Synopsis
- Glutathione transferases (GSTs) are special enzymes that help protect cells by attaching a substance called glutathione to harmful toxins.
- Some GSTs have evolved to have changes in their structure, which do not improve their ability to bond with glutathione, but help them protect cells from a dangerous molecule called nitric oxide.
- The newer types of GSTs, particularly those with a part called tyrosine, are much better at capturing a toxic complex formed by nitric oxide, which keeps it from being harmful to the cell.
Erythrocyte glutathione transferase: a novel biomarker to check environmental pollution hazardous for humans.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
September 2012
Glutathione transferase (GST) is an enzyme capable of protecting the body from a lot of toxic compounds. Previous studies demonstrated that the erythrocyte GST (e-GST) expression increases as the level of circulating toxins increases. Aim of the present study is to verify if e-GST may represent a biomarker able to signalize an environmental pollution hazardous for humans.
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