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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Enzymes as Regulators of Toxic Reactions by Electrophilic Metabolites

Franz Oesch

subject

chemistry.chemical_classificationchemistry.chemical_compoundEnzymeGlutathione S-transferaseEpoxide HydratasechemistryBiochemistrybiologyBenzo(a)pyreneElectrophilebiology.proteinCarcinogen

description

Conversion of many compounds which are not electrophilically reactive as such to metabolites responsible for cytotoxic, mutagenic and/or carcinogenic effects is catalyzed by mammalian enzymes. Many reactive agents, whether metabolites or parent compounds, are also subject to inactivation by mammalian enzymes.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67265-1_18