THE PREVENTION OF MYOGLOBIN MRNA DEGRADATION BY CARNOSINE
AT THE HEMIC HYPOXIA
V.Korobov, O.Korobova, M. Velykyi
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskyi st.4, UA-79005 Lviv, Ukraine
It is shown that histidine containing dipeptide carnosine (b-alanyl-L-histidine) is prevented the degradation of mioglobin mRNA at the hemic hypoxia induced by sodium nitrite. This fact is explained by antioxidant properties of carnosine.
Key words: myoglobin mRNA, carnosine, hemic hypoxia.
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