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Effects of CYP2C19 genotypic differences in the metabolism of omeprazole and rabeprazole on intragastric pH.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Dec 2001
Shirai N, Furuta T, Moriyama Y, Okochi H, Kobayashi K, Takashima M, Xiao F, Kosuge K, Nakagawa K, Hanai H, Chiba K, Ohashi K, Ishizaki T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Omeprazole is mainly metabolized in the liver by CYP2C19, a genetically determined enzyme, whereas rabeprazole is mainly reduced non-enzymatically and partially metabolized by CYP2C19. The therapeutic effects of rabeprazole are therefore assumed to be less affected by an individual's...
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