Nitroreduction of nitrated and C-9 oxidized fluorenes in vitro

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1361-1367

  Ritter, Clare L ^a   Malejka Giganti, Danuta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; REDUCTION;

ACETYLATION; CARCINOGENS; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; FLUORENES; KINETICS; MUTAGENS; NITRATES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0031796082     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx980152w     Document Type: Article

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