Heterocyclic and aromatic amines require metabolic activation to convert them to genotoxic metabolites.The initial step is N-hydroxylation and cytochrome P450 1A2 can carry out the catalysis.
Teitel, CH, Turesky, RJ, Butler, MA, Lang, NP, Kadlubar, FF
Tukey, RH, Guengerich, FP, Milton, D, Hammons, GJ, Kadlubar, FF, Stepps, K
monooxygenase activity of CYP1A2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
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