Microsomal mixed-function oxidases and epoxide hydratase convert benzo(a)pyrene stereospecifically to optically active dihydroxydihydrobenzo(a)pyrenes.
D000818:Animals; D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006836:Hydro-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009904:Optical Rotation; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D001580:Benzopyrenes; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases; D006836:Hydro-Lyases