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Population distribution of human flavin-containing monooxygenase form 3: gene polymorphisms.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Dec 2001
Cashman J R, Zhang J, Leushner J, Braun A
Abstract excerpt
The N-oxygenation of amines by the human flavin-containing monooxygenase (form 3) (FMO3) represents an important means for the conversion of lipophilic nucleophilic heteroatom-containing compounds into more polar and readily excreted products. Certain mutations of the human FMO3 gene have been linked to abnormal drug or chemical metabolism. For example, abnormal N-oxygenation of trimethylamine has been shown to...
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