Inhibition of human DNA topoisomerase II by hydroquinone and p-benzoquinone, reactive metabolites of benzene

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1996, Pages 1265-1269

  Hutt, Anna M ^a   Kalf, George F ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Hydroquinone; p benzoquinone; Topoisomerase II; Translocations

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; CIRCULAR DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); HYDROQUINONE; KINETOPLAST DNA; PLASMID DNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA ADDUCT; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030445214     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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