GST polymorphism and excretion of heterocyclic aromatic amine and isothiocyanate metabolites after brassica consumption

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-246

  Steck, Susan E ^a   Hebert, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica; Glutathione S transferase; Heterocyclic aromatic amines; Isothiocyanate

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINE; CARCINOGEN; CYTOCHROME P450; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HETEROCYCLIC AMINE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; MUTANT PROTEIN; SULFORAPHANE; AMINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND;

BRASSICA; CANCER RISK; DETOXIFICATION; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; FOOD INTAKE; GENE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MEAT; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; EATING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; URINE;

BRASSICA;

AMINES; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BRASSICA; EATING; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; ISOTHIOCYANATES; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, PHASE II; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 63049134716     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20456     Document Type: Review

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