L-Gulono-y-lactone Oxidase Is Not Induced in Rats by Xenobiotics Stimulating l-Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 1-9

  Horio, Fumihiko ^a   Shibata, Tsutomu ^a   Naito, Yasuhito ^a   Nishikimi, Morimitsu ^a   Yoshida, Akira ^a   Yagi, Kunio ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Institute of Physical and Chemical Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLCHOLANTHRENE; ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ASCORBIC ACID; CYTOCHROME P450; GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE; MESSENGER RNA; PHENOBARBITAL; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; L-GULONOLACTONE OXIDASE; LIVER; MALE; METHYLCHOLANTHRENE; PHENOBARBITAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0027547337     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.39.1     Document Type: Article

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