In vitro activation of dibromoacetonitrile to cyanide: Role of xanthine oxidase

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 86-93

  Mohamadin, Ahmed M ^a   Abdel Naim, Ashraf B ^b  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Dibromoacetonitrile; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALLOPURINOL; CATALASE; CYANIDE; DIBROMOACETONITRILE; DIMETHYLTHIOUREA; DITHIOTHREITOL; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON; MANNITOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0037291104     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-002-0418-7     Document Type: Article

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