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Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity of tissue homogenates was determined using a microplate adaptation of the ferricytochrome C reduction assay of Flohé and Ötting [ 26 ] . In this method, the reduction of cytochrome C by superoxide radicals is monitored at 550 nm utilizing the xanthine-xanthine oxidase system as the source for superoxide.
This adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' 1846 swashbuckler "transforms its august stars [Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, and John Malkovich] into something akin to a manic dinner-theater troupe" ( Slate 's David Edelstein).
This screen adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel stars Kevin Costner and Robin Wright Penn as two lonely folks destined for each other.
Yet another adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel produced by Barry Sonnenfeld ( Get Shorty , Out of Sight ). This one centers on a power-hungry rural judge (Beau Bridges) who happily doles out lengthy sentences--a "redneck Judge Judy" (Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekly ). Critics call it the next Twin Peaks , citing its twisting plot lines, eccentric characters, and black humor.
Flawed but not without merit, classical phenomenon André Previn's operatic adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play is called "an unexpected letdown" (Terry Teachout, Time ). Noting that the "formidable reputation" of the play is "itself an obstacle" (Alex Ross, The New Yorker ), critics seem apologetic for their negative reviews.