Inhibition of human squalene monooxygenase by tellurium compounds: Evidence of interaction with vicinal sulfhydryls

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 235-240

  Laden, B P ^a   Porter, T D ^a  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3 dimercaptopropanol; Arsenic; Cholesterol biosynthesis; Demyelination; Glutathione; Phenylarsine oxide; Selenium

Indexed keywords

SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; DEMETHYLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARSENICALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; OXYGENASES; SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; TELLURIUM;

EID: 0035095366     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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