Biochemistry of redox reactions /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Testa, Bernard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; San Diego : Academic Press, [1995]
Series:Metabolism of drugs and other xenobiotics.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Xenobiotic metabolism: the global view
  • Xenobiotic metabolism: the biochemical view
  • Dehydrogenation of alcohols and aldehydes, carbonyl reduction
  • Nature and functioning of cytochromes P450 and flavin-containing-monoxygenases
  • Carbon oxidations catalyzed by cytochromes P450
  • Monooxygenase-catalyzed nitrogen oxidations
  • Monooxygenase-catalyzed N-C cleavage
  • Monooxygenase-catalyzed oxidation of oxygen- and sulfur-containing compounds
  • Oxidative dehalogenation and dealkylation of organometallics.
  • Oxidations catalyzed by various oxidases and monooxygenases
  • Reactions catalyzed by peroxidases
  • Oxidation of mercury, silicon, phosphorus, arsenic, selenium and halogens
  • Reductions catalyzed by cytochrome P450 and other oxidoreductases
  • Various enzymatic and non-enzymatic reactions
  • Conclusion and outlook.