| Literature DB >> 6719117 |
V Ravindranath, L T Burka, M R Boyd.
Abstract
An important mechanism of toxicity of furans involves the cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase-catalyzed bioactivation of the compound in situ directly within the target tissues to highly reactive electrophilic products. The unsaturated aldehydes acetylacrolein and methylbutenedial have been identified as the principal reactive intermediates of 2- and 3-methylfuran, respectively, that are produced and bound covalently to tissue macromolecules in hepatic and pulmonary microsomal systems in vitro.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6719117 DOI: 10.1126/science.6719117
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728