Free radical scavenger
- Scavenges peroxynitrite and other free radicals
- Proposed neuroprotection in ALS and stroke
- Edaravone in ALS
Drugs with this mechanism (1)
- Edaravone — Free-radical scavenger that modestly slows ALS functional decline.
Self-check
- Which reactive nitrogen species is scavenged here?
Peroxynitrite. - In which conditions is neuroprotection proposed for radical scavenging?
ALS and stroke (proposed).
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