Publisher's Synopsis
A broad-ranging overview of a rapidly developing field is offered in this volume. Compiling the work of international authorities, it provides in-depth coverage of recent advances in free radical biology.;The book is divided into eleven thematic sections, and emphasizes the introduction of molecular genetic concepts and technologies into this area of research. It examines in detail the preparation, through the techniques of molecular biology, of cell variants with higher or lower enzymatic antioxidant capacities - including superoxide dismutases, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase - and the exploration of their biological properties.
