Evidence for a 2,3-epoxide as an intermediate in the microsomal metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene to 3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene.
D000818:Animals; D001579:Benzopyrene Hydroxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D003903:Deuterium; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats
D001580:Benzopyrenes; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D003903:Deuterium; D001579:Benzopyrene Hydroxylase