Metabolic activation of proestrogens in the environment by cytochrome P450 system

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-355

  Kitamura, Shigeyuki ^a   Sugihara, Kazumi ^b   Sanoh, Seigo ^b   Fujimoto, Nariaki ^c   Ohta, Shigeru ^b  

^a NIHON PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; Diphenyl; Estrogenic activity; Metabolic activation; Proestrogen; Styrene oligomer; trans stilbene

Indexed keywords

2 NITROFLUORENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZOPHENONE; BENZYLIDENEACETONE; BIPHENYL; CHALCONE; CYTOCHROME P450; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; INSECTICIDE; METHOXYCHLOR; STILBENE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOMERIZATION; LIVER MICROSOME; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 48949084891     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.54.343     Document Type: Review

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