17β-Estradiol metabolism by hamster hepatic microsomes: Comparison of catechol estrogen O-methylation with catechol estrogen oxidation and glutathione conjugation

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 793-799

  Butterworth, Michael ^a,b   Lau, Serrine S ^a   Monks, Terrence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYESTRADIOL; 4 HYDROXYESTRADIOL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATECHOL ESTROGEN; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; ESTRADIOL; GLUTATHIONE; OXYGENASE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HAMSTER; HORMONAL CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER MICROSOME METABOLISM; MALE; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CRICETINAE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS, CATECHOL; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; METHYLATION; MICROSOMES, LIVER; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; SULFIDES;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0029894354     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx9501952     Document Type: Article

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