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Glucuronidation of 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene in liver microsomes

A M Batt, P MacKenzie, O Hänninen

    Medical Biology
    |October 1, 1979
    PubMed
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    A new fluorimetric method simplifies measuring 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene conjugation with UDP-glucuronic acid, offering a cost-effective alternative for routine analysis. This method reveals significant differences in enzyme activity across species and under various treatments.

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