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The suncus (Suncus murinus) shows poor metabolic phenotype for trimethylamine N-oxygenation.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology - 1 Jan 2000
Mushiroda T, Yokoi T, Takahara E, Nagata O, Kato H, Kamataki T
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In vitro and in vivo N-oxygenation of trimethylamine (TMA) in the suncus (Suncus murinus) was investigated. The N-oxygenation of TMA has been thought to be catalyzed by flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO). In a previous study, we found that the levels of mRNAs for FMOs were extremely low in the suncus. Thus, we intended to evaluate the capacity of the suncus to N-oxygenate TMA compared to the rat. Eadie-Hofstee...
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