benzene metabolic process

Known as: benzene metabolism 
The chemical reactions and pathways involving benzene, C6H6, a volatile, very inflammable liquid, contained in the naphtha produced by the… (More)
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2012
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2012
Leukemia and Benzene
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  • 2012
Excessive exposure to benzene has been known for more than a century to damage the bone marrow resulting in decreases in the… (More)
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2012
2012
Anaerobic benzene oxidation by Geobacter species.
The abundance of Geobacter species in contaminated aquifers in which benzene is anaerobically degraded has led to the suggestion… (More)
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2008
2008
Genotoxicity of intermittent co-exposure to benzene and toluene in male CD-1 mice.
Benzene is an important industrial chemical. At certain levels, benzene has been found to produce aplastic anemia, pancytopenia… (More)
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2007
2007
Genetic polymorphisms and benzene metabolism in humans exposed to a wide range of air concentrations.
Using generalized linear models with natural-spline smoothing functions, we detected effects of specific xenobiotic metabolizing… (More)
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2005
2005
Effects of long-term benzene pollution on bacterial diversity and community structure in groundwater.
In this study we analysed the relationship between bacterial community structures and geochemistry of groundwater in a sandstone… (More)
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2004
2004
Benzene metabolism in human lung cell lines BEAS-2B and A549 and cells overexpressing CYP2F1.
Benzene is an occupational and environmental toxicant. The main human health concern associated with benzene exposure is leukemia… (More)
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1994
1994
Benzene metabolism by human liver microsomes in relation to cytochrome P450 2E1 activity.
Low levels of benzene from sources including cigarette smoke and automobile emissions are ubiquitous in the environment. Since… (More)
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1989
1989
A physiological model for simulation of benzene metabolism by rats and mice.
Studies conducted by the National Toxicology Program on the chronic toxicity of benzene indicated that B6C3F1 mice are more… (More)
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1988
1988
Benzene metabolism by ethanol-, acetone-, and benzene-inducible cytochrome P-450 (IIE1) in rat and rabbit liver microsomes.
Ethanol is known to exert a synergistic effect on the toxicity of benzene. In the present investigation it was found that benzene… (More)
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1986
1986
Formation of muconaldehyde, an open-ring metabolite of benzene, in mouse liver microsomes: an additional pathway for toxic metabolites.
It has been proposed that a ring-opened form may be responsible for the toxicity of benzene. The present studies demonstrate that… (More)
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