Open AccessEFFECTS OF CARNOSINE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS ON THE STABILITY AND MORPHOLOGY OF ERYTHROCYTES FROM ALCOHOLICS
Author(s) -
V. D. Prokopieva
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/35.1.44
Subject(s) - carnosine , haemolysis , antioxidant , morphology (biology) , chemistry , pharmacology , biochemistry , medicine , biology , immunology , zoology
The effects of carnosine and related compounds on erythrocytes from alcoholics were studied. In their presence, erythrocytes showed an increased ability to resist haemolysis and showed a more normal morphology, with carnosine and N-acetyl-carnosine being the most effective compounds. These beneficial properties of the dipeptides do not appear to be directly related to their antioxidant or buffering properties.
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