B-13/H cells are null for functional SULT1A1 but express functional SULT2B1 activity.
B-13/H cells activate 1′ hydroxyestragole to a genotoxic metabolite.
SULT2B1 is expressed in cholangiocytes in rat and human liver.
B-13/H cells express a cholangiocyte pattern of sulphotransferase (SULT) expression.
Tumours in estragole-exposed rats may be dependent on cholangiocyte SULT2B1.