Paraoxonase (PON1) in Health and Disease
Subtitle: Basic and Clinical Aspects
Contributors: Lucio G. Costa (Editor); Clement E. Furlong (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781402072826
Subjects: Medical toxicology; The Environment; Toxicology (non-medical); Enzymology; Science; Medical / Nursing; Science/Mathematics; Biochemistry; Cardiology; Pharmacology; Science / Environmental Science; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Esterases; Metabolic detoxification; Paraoxonase; Physiological effect; metabolism
First sentence: Mazur is credited as being the first investigator to report that organophosphorus compounds could be hydrolyzed enzymatically by several animal tissues (Mazur 1946).