Glutathione and Glutathione-Like Sequences of Opioid and Aminergic Receptors Bind Ascorbic Acid, Adrenergic and Opioid Drugs Mediating Antioxidant Function: Relevance for Anesthesia and Abuse

Glutathione and Glutathione-Like Sequences of Opioid and Aminergic Receptors Bind Ascorbic Acid, Adrenergic and Opioid Drugs Mediating Antioxidant Function: Relevance for Anesthesia and Abuse

Opioids and their antagonists alter vitamin C metabolism. Morphine binds to glutathione (<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">l</span>-γ-glutamyl-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">l</span>-cysteinyl-glycine), an intracellular ascorbic acid recycli...

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Main Authors: Robert Root-Bernstein, Beth Churchill, Miah Turke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
ascorbic acid
vitamin C
dehydroascorbic acid
glutathione
opiate
opioid
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/17/6230

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