Figure 1.
Metabolism of ethylene oxide. Major routes of mammalian metabolism involve either glutathione conjugation facilitated by glutathione-S-transferase, or oxidation, potentially via epoxide hydrolase (see U.S. EPA, 2016a; U.S. EPA, 2016b).
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