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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 23, 1993 - Issue 8
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Original Article

Hexobarbital metabolism: a new metabolic pathway to produce 1,5-dimethylbarbituric acid and cyclohexenone-glutathione adduct via 3′-oxohexobarbital

R. Takenoshita Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1, Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-01, Japan
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T. Nakamura Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1, Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-01, Japan
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S. Toki Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1, Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-01, Japan
Pages 925-934 | Received 03 Oct 1992, Accepted 02 Apr 1993, Published online: 23 Apr 2010

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