Binding of benzo(a)pyrene to rat lung glutathione S‐transferases in vivo
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- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 179 (1) , 111-114
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(85)80202-7
Abstract
A highly selective in vivo binding of benzo(a)pyrene to rat lung glutathione S‐transferases is demonstrated. Benzo(a)pyrene or its metabolites are specifically bound to Ya' and Yc subunits of rat lung glutathione S‐transferases.Keywords
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