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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Main Authors: Santosh A. Misal, Kachru R. Gawai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-04-01
Series:Bioresources and Bioprocessing
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40643-018-0206-8