Figure 5: Metabolism of benzene
A phase reaction results in the formation of a highly toxic itermediate product benzene epoxide, which is conjugated to to glucurnic acid to form a less toxic product, which can be renaly excreted.
Figure 5: Metabolism of benzene
A phase reaction results in the formation of a highly toxic itermediate product benzene epoxide, which is conjugated to to glucurnic acid to form a less toxic product, which can be renaly excreted.