Enzymatic methylation of arsenic compounds: VI. Characterization of hamster liver arsenite and methylarsonic acid methyltransferase activities in vitro

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 366-375

  Wildfang, Eric ^a   Zakharyan, Robert A ^a   Aposhian, H Vasken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CYSTEINE; DITHIOTHREITOL; GLUTATHIONE; METHANEARSONIC ACID; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; LIVER; MALE; METHYLATION; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NONHUMAN; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032192180     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1998.8409     Document Type: Article

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