Enzymatic reduction of arsenic compounds in mammalian systems: The rate- limiting enzyme of rabbit liver arsenic biotransformation is MMA(V) reductase

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1278-1283

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

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 DIETHYLAMINOETHANOL; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC DERIVATIVE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CACODYLIC ACID; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER ENZYME; METHANEARSONIC ACID; METHYLTRANSFERASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ARSENICALS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RABBITS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033372040     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx9901231     Document Type: Article

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