Azoreductase: a key player of xenobiotic metabolism
Abstract Azoreductases are diverse flavoenzymes widely present among microorganisms and higher eukaryotes. They are mainly involved in the biotransformation and detoxification of azo dyes, nitro-aromatic, and azoic drugs. Reduction of azo bond and reductive activation of pro-drugs at initial level i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-04-01
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Series: | Bioresources and Bioprocessing |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40643-018-0206-8 |