Synthesis and characterization of m- and p-methylbenzyl-mercapturic acids derived from m- and p-xylenes

Chemosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2519-2523

  Tanaka, Masanobu ^a   Noda, Tsutomu ^a   Moriwaki, Hiroshi ^a   Tsujimoto, Yuji ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

m methylbenzyl mercapturic acid; p methylbenzyl mercapturic acid; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METABOLITE; URINALYSIS;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM; XYLENES;

EID: 0030927237     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00097-0     Document Type: Article

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