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. 2007 Nov 8;11(6):R120. doi: 10.1186/cc6176

Table 1.

Targeted reactive oxygen species generation pathways

Inhibitor (final concentration) Pathway inhibited
Diphenylene iodonium (0.02 mM) Flavoenzymes, in particular NADPH oxidase
Indomethacin (0.1 mM) Cyclooxygenase
Apocynin (1 mM) NADPH oxidase
N-acetyl cysteine (3 mM) Anti-oxidant; thiol group donor
L-monomethyl-arginine (0.1 mM) Nitric oxide synthase