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  • noun chemistry The univalent radical -SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxyl and constitutes the thiol group

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  • SH is sulfhydryl group content, which is a measure of glutathione, a major home-grown antioxidant.

    Low-carb diets reduce oxidative stress | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008

  • The reactive phenolic chemicals produced by the enzymes combine with sulfhydryl groups to form new and odorless molecules.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • The reactive phenolic chemicals produced by the enzymes combine with sulfhydryl groups to form new and odorless molecules.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • This compound acts as a pro-drug for 6-MP which, due to the proximity of the ortho-nitro group, is subject to attack by sulfhydryl groups and other nucleophiles (45-49).

    Nobel Lecture The Purine Path To Chemotherapy 1988

  • Studies on the rate and extent of renaturation in vitro led to the discovery of a microsomal enzyme which catalyzes sulfhydryl-disulfide interchange and thereby accelerates, in vitro, the refolding of denatured proteins containing disulfide bonds.

    Christian Anfinsen - Biography 1973

  • What makes NAC so effective as a glutathione booster is the fact that it is a stable amino acid that can retain up to six times the amount of the sulfur and sulfhydryl groups after digestion.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

  • The C13 Sγ sulfhydryl group hydrogen bonds to hydroxyl side chain of residue S10 and makes van der Waals contacts with residues R92 and P93.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michiko M. Nakano et al. 2010

  • The C13 Sγ sulfhydryl group hydrogen bonds to hydroxyl side chain of residue S10 and makes van der Waals contacts with residues R92 and P93.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2010

  • The cysTMT Reagents label only free sulfhydryl groups on cysteine residues, in contrast to the amine-reactive TMT® Reagents.

    BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories 2010

  • S-nitrosylation or nitrosation is the modification of sulfhydryl (- SH) to S-nitroso (- SNO) groups and appears to occur at a molar NO/O

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Alfredo Csibi et al. 2010

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