“…It is generally accepted that the broad electrophilic substrate range of the GSTs is related to the high degree of interclass, as well as some intraclass C-terminal domain sequence variation that modulates the shape, composition, and accessibility of the H site~Dirr et al, 1994; Wilce & Parker, 1994!. The mammalian Theta class GSTs exist as two subclasses GSTT1-1 and GSTT2-2!, sharing ;55% sequence identity. Interestingly, both of these subclasses lack activity with the model GST substrate 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene~CDNB!, which along with their inability to be purified by GSH affinity chromatography has, until recently, restricted the detailed study of this class~Hirat-suka et al, 1990;Meyer et al, 1991!. Despite this, a conjugating activity similar to that of the GSTT2-2 enzyme was the subject of earlier studies concerning the metabolism of aralkyl alcohol, including 1-menaphthyl alcohol, and the corresponding sulfate esters Clapp & Young, 1970;Gillham, 1971!. Furthermore, GSTs exhibiting a specific sulfatase activity toward various carcinogenic sulfate esters and the less harmful 1-menaphthyl sulfate~MSu!…”