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Original Article

On the Specificity of Allopurinol and Oxypurinol as Inhibitors of Xanthine Oxidase. A Pulse Radiolysis Determination of Rate Constants for Reaction of Allopurinol and Oxypurinol with Hydroxyl Radicals

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Pages 259-263 | Received 16 May 1987, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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