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List of works by Ludmil T. Benov

A combination of two antioxidants (an SOD mimic and ascorbate) produces a pro-oxidative effect forcing Escherichia coli to adapt via induction of oxyR regulon.

scientific article published on May 2011

A comprehensive evaluation of catalase-like activity of different classes of redox-active therapeutics

scientific article published on 27 May 2015

A new SOD mimic, Mn(III) ortho N-butoxyethylpyridylporphyrin, combines superb potency and lipophilicity with low toxicity

scientific article published on February 13, 2012

Amphiphilic cationic Zn-porphyrins with high photodynamic antimicrobial activity.

scientific article published on January 2015

An SOD mimic protects NADP+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase against oxidative inactivation.

scientific article published on July 2008

An anionic impurity in preparations of cytochrome c interferes with assays of cationic catalysts of the dismutation of the superoxide anion radical

scientific article published on 01 November 1999

Antibacterial Activity of Synthetic Cationic Iron Porphyrins

scientific article published on 10 October 2020

Anticancer therapeutic potential of Mn porphyrin/ascorbate system

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Bioavailability of metalloporphyrin-based SOD mimics is greatly influenced by a single charge residing on a Mn site

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Cationic amphiphilic Zn-porphyrin with high antifungal photodynamic potency

scientific article published on 18 October 2017

Comments on ‘The Effect of Training Type on Oxidative DNA Damage and Antioxidant Capacity during Three-Dimensional Space Exercise’

scientific article published on July 11, 2011

Copper, zinc superoxide dismutase in Escherichia coli: periplasmic localization

scientific article published on 01 June 1995

Critical evaluation of the use of hydroethidine as a measure of superoxide anion radical

scientific article published on 01 November 1998

Differential coordination demands in Fe versus Mn water-soluble cationic metalloporphyrins translate into remarkably different aqueous redox chemistry and biology.

scientific article published on 06 May 2013

Diverse functions of cationic Mn(III) N-substituted pyridylporphyrins, recognized as SOD mimics

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Effect of growth media on the MTT colorimetric assay in bacteria

scientific article published on 27 August 2019

Effect of molecular characteristics on cellular uptake, subcellular localization, and phototoxicity of Zn(II) N-alkylpyridylporphyrins.

scientific article published on 8 November 2013

Effect of potent redox-modulating manganese porphyrin, MnTM-2-PyP, on the Na(+)/H(+) exchangers NHE-1 and NHE-3 in the diabetic rat.

scientific article published in January 2009

Escherichia coli exhibits negative chemotaxis in gradients of hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite, and N-chlorotaurine: products of the respiratory burst of phagocytic cells

scientific article published on May 1996

Evaluation of the monoamine oxidases inhibitory activity of a small series of 5-(azole)methyl oxazolidinones

scientific article published on 17 February 2015

Functional significance of the Cu,ZnSOD in Escherichia coli

scientific article published on 01 March 1996

Glycolaldehyde induces apoptosis in a human breast cancer cell line

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Growth in iron-enriched medium partially compensates Escherichia coli for the lack of manganese and iron superoxide dismutase

scientific article published on 01 April 1998

Hemoglobin-catalyzed lipid peroxidation in the presence of mercuric chloride.

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HgCl2 increases the methemoglobin prooxidant activity. Possible mechanism of Hg2+-induced lipid peroxidation in erythrocytes.

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High lipophilicity of meta Mn(III) N-alkylpyridylporphyrin-based superoxide dismutase mimics compensates for their lower antioxidant potency and makes them as effective as ortho analogues in protecting superoxide dismutase-deficient Escherichia coli

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How superoxide radical damages the cell

scientific article published on January 1, 2001

Impact of electrostatics in redox modulation of oxidative stress by Mn porphyrins: protection of SOD-deficient Escherichia coli via alternative mechanism where Mn porphyrin acts as a Mn carrier.

scientific article published on 05 May 2008

Important cellular targets for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy.

scientific article published on 24 May 2016

Inactivation of metabolic enzymes by photo-treatment with zinc meta N-methylpyridylporphyrin.

scientific article published on 23 June 2007

Induction of oxidative cell damage by photo-treatment with zinc meta N-methylpyridylporphyrin

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Induction of the soxRS regulon of Escherichia coli by superoxide

scientific article published on 01 April 1999

Is reduction of the sulfonated tetrazolium 2,3-bis (2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2-tetrazolium 5-carboxanilide a reliable measure of intracellular superoxide production?

scientific article published in November 2002

Is there a role for neurotrophic factors and their receptors in augmenting the neuroprotective effect of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate treatment of sciatic nerve crush injury?

scientific article published on 26 October 2015

Late administration of Mn porphyrin-based SOD mimic enhances diabetic complications

scientific article published on 20 September 2013

Manganese supplementation relieves the phenotypic deficits seen in superoxide-dismutase-null Escherichia coli.

scientific article published in June 2002

Methoxy-derivatization of alkyl chains increases the in vivo efficacy of cationic Mn porphyrins. Synthesis, characterization, SOD-like activity, and SOD-deficient E. coli study of meta Mn(III) N-methoxyalkylpyridylporphyrins.

scientific article published on 8 March 2011

Optimizing Zn porphyrin-based photosensitizers for efficient antibacterial photodynamic therapy.

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Photodynamic therapy: current status and future directions.

scientific article published on 10 May 2014

Photosensitizing action of isomeric zinc N-methylpyridylporphyrins in human carcinoma cells.

scientific article published on May 2006

Polyphosphate accumulation and oxidative DNA damage in superoxide dismutase-deficient Escherichia coli.

scientific article published in December 2001

Possible role of antioxidative capacity of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate treatment in morphological and neurobehavioral recovery after sciatic nerve crush injury.

scientific article published on 4 August 2017

Post-illumination cellular effects of photodynamic treatment

scientific article published on 4 December 2017

Protein damage by photo-activated Zn(II) N-alkylpyridylporphyrins.

scientific article published on 18 June 2010

Pure MnTBAP selectively scavenges peroxynitrite over superoxide: comparison of pure and commercial MnTBAP samples to MnTE-2-PyP in two models of oxidative stress injury, an SOD-specific Escherichia coli model and carrageenan-induced pleurisy.

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Rational design of superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimics: the evaluation of the therapeutic potential of new cationic Mn porphyrins with linear and cyclic substituents

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Redox modulation of oxidative stress by Mn porphyrin-based therapeutics: the effect of charge distribution.

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Relationship between the hemolytic action of heavy metals and lipid peroxidation

scientific article published on 01 February 1981

SOD-like activity of Mn(II) beta-octabromo-meso-tetrakis(N-methylpyridinium-3-yl)porphyrin equals that of the enzyme itself

scientific article published on 30 April 2008

Simple biological systems for assessing the activity of superoxide dismutase mimics.

scientific article published on 19 October 2013

Superoxide dependence of the toxicity of short chain sugars

scientific article published on 01 October 1998

Superoxide imposes leakage of sulfite from Escherichia coli

scientific article published on 01 November 1997

Superoxide-dependence of the short chain sugars-induced mutagenesis

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Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 5-(hydroxamic acid)methyl oxazolidinone derivatives

scientific article published on 23 October 2015

Targeting mitochondria by Zn(II)N-alkylpyridylporphyrins: the impact of compound sub-mitochondrial partition on cell respiration and overall photodynamic efficacy

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The Contribution of Superoxide Radical to Cadmium Toxicity in E. coli.

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The effect of lead on hemoglobin-catalyzed lipid peroxidation

scientific article published on June 23, 1981

The mechanism of the auxotrophy for sulfur-containing amino acids imposed upon Escherichia coli by superoxide

scientific article published on 01 August 1996

The ortho effect makes manganese(III) meso-tetrakis(N-methylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin a powerful and potentially useful superoxide dismutase mimic

scientific article published on 01 September 1998

The potential of Zn(II) N-alkylpyridylporphyrins for anticancer therapy.

scientific article published on February 2011

Thiol antidotes effect on lipid peroxidation in mercury-poisoned rats

scientific article published on 01 January 1990

Triosephosphates are toxic to superoxide dismutase-deficient Escherichia coli.

scientific article published in July 2003

Why superoxide imposes an aromatic amino acid auxotrophy on Escherichia coli. The transketolase connection

scientific article published on 01 February 1999