Carnitine protects the molecular chaperone activity of lens alpha-crystallin and decreases the post-translational protein modifications induced by oxidative stress

FASEB J. 2001 Jul;15(9):1604-6. doi: 10.1096/fj.00-0727fje.
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MeSH terms

  • Acetylcarnitine / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Carnitine / metabolism*
  • Crystallins / metabolism*
  • Glutathione / metabolism
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Lens Capsule, Crystalline / chemistry
  • Lens Capsule, Crystalline / drug effects
  • Molecular Chaperones / metabolism*
  • Oxidative Stress / physiology*
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational / physiology*
  • Rats

Substances

  • Crystallins
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Acetylcarnitine
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Glutathione
  • Carnitine