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Methyl chloride is enzymatically conjugated with glutathione in human erythrocytes; the S-methyl glutathione thus formed is not released by the cells (Redford-Ellis et al 1971). S-methyl cysteine, the metabolic product of methyl chloride, is excreted in the urine of workers exposed to the substance (van Doom et al 1980).
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Peter, H., Deutschmann, S., Muelle, A., Gansewendt, B., Bolt, M., Hallier, E. (1989). Different Affinity of Erythrocyte Glutathione-S-Transferase to Methyl Chloride in Humans. In: Chambers, P.L., Chambers, C.M., Greim, H. (eds) Biological Monitoring of Exposure and the Response at the Subcellular Level to Toxic Substances. Archives of Toxicology, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74117-3_17
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