The characterization of cytosolic glutathione transferase from four species of sea turtles: Loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-284

  Richardson, Kristine L ^a   Gold Bouchot, Gerardo ^b   Schlenk, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Glutathione transferase; GST; Reptile; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; DELTA5 ANDROSTENE 3,17 DIONE; ETACRYNIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COASTAL WATERS; CYTOSOL; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; LIVER; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SEA TURTLE; SEASHORE; SPECIES COMPARISON; TURTLE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 67649535168     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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