Conjugation-Dependent Carcinogenicity and Toxicity of Foreign Compounds

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Conjugation reactions have long been associated with the detoxification of xenobiotics. Recent studies suggest that Phase II reactions are an important mechanism for the bioactivation of xenobiotics.
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J.A. Miller and Y.-J. Surh, Historical Perspectives on Conjugation-Dependent Bioactivation of Foreign Compounds.
Glutathione-Dependent Toxicity:
C. Andersson, E. Mosialou, R. Weinander, and R. Morgenstern, Enzymology of Microsomal Glutathione S-Transferase.
B. Ketterer and L.G. Christodoulides, Enzymology of Cytosolic Glutathione S-Transferases.
A.J.L. Cooper, Enzymology of Cysteine S-Conjugate b-Lyases.
W. Dekant, S. Vamvakas,and M.W. Anders, Formation and Fate of Nephrotoxic and Cytotoxic Glutathione S-Conjugates: Cysteine Conjugate b-Lyase Pathway.
T.A. Baille and K. Kassahun, Reversibility in Glutathione-Conjugate Formation.
T.J. Monks and S.S. Lau, Glutathione Conjugation as a Mechanism for the Transport of Reactive Metabolites.
F.P. Guengerich, Metabolism and Genotoxicity of Dihaloalkanes.
R. Munday, Bioactivation of Thiols by One-Electron Oxidation.
N. Ballatori, Glutathione Mercaptides as Transport Forms of Metals.
Sulfate Conjugate-Dependent Toxicity:
C.N. Falany and T.W. Wilborn, Biochemistry of Cytosolic Sulfotransferases Involved in Bioactivation.
C.J. Michejda and M.B.K. Koepke, Carcinogen Activation by Sulfate Conjugate Formation.
Glucuronide Conjugate-Dependent Toxicity:
K.W. Bock UDP-Glucuronsyltransferases and Their Role in Metabolism and Disposition of Carcinogens.
P. Zia-Amirhosseini, H. Spahn-Langguth, and L.Z. Benet, Bioactivation of Glucuronide-Conjugate Formation. Bioactivation and Bioconversion:
P.E. Hanna, N-Acetyltransferases, O-Acetyltransferases, and N,O-Acetyltransferases: Enzymology and Bioactivation.
M.W. Anders and W. Dekant, Aminoacylases.
J.L. Hoffman, Bioactivation by S-Adenosylation, S-Methylation, or N-Methylation.
S. Vamvakas and M.W. Anders, Bioconversion of Prodrugs by Conjugate-Processing Enzymes.
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