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Biotransformation of methyl parathion by glutathione S-transferases.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology - 1 Jun 2004
Abel Erika L, Bammler Theo K, Eaton David L
Abstract excerpt
The organo(thio)phosphate esters are one of the most widely used classes of insecticides. Worldwide, organophosphate insecticides (OPs) result in numerous poisonings each year. In insects, glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) play an important role in OP resistance; limited data suggest that GST-mediated O-dealkylation occurs in humans as well. To characterize the capacity of mammalian GSTs to detoxify OPs, we...
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