Biotransformation of (-)-menthone by human liver microsomes

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1259-1261

  Miyazawa, Mitsuo ^a   Nakanishi, Kyousuke ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

( ) menthone; Kinetic analysis; Microsomes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLS; KINETIC THEORY; REDUCTION;

(-)-MENTHONE; KINETIC ANALYSIS; MICROSOMES; NEOMENTHOL;

METABOLISM;

MENTHOL; MENTHONE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; KINETICS; LIVER MICROSOME; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MENTHOL; MICROSOMES, LIVER;

EID: 33646779914     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.1259     Document Type: Article

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