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Association of the SULT1A1 R213H polymorphism with colorectal cancer.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Sept 2002
Wong Chung Fai, Liyou Nancy, Leggett Barbara, Young Joanne, Johnson Anthony, McManus Michael E
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1. Sulphotransferases are a superfamily of enzymes involved in both detoxification and bioactivation of endogenous and exogenous compounds. The arylsulphotransferase SULT1A1 has been implicated in a decreased activity and thermostability when the wild-type arginine at position 213 of the coding sequence is substituted by a histidine. SULT1A1 is the isoform primarily associated with the conversion of dietary N-OH...
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