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Stereoselective conjugation of oxazepam by human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs): S-oxazepam is glucuronidated by UGT2B15, while R-oxazepam is glucuronidated by UGT2B7 and UGT1A9.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Nov 2002
Court Michael H, Duan Su X, Guillemette Chantal, Journault Kim, Krishnaswamy Soundararajan, Von Moltke Lisa L, Greenblatt David J
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(R,S)-Oxazepam is a 1,4-benzodiazepine anxiolytic drug that is metabolized primarily by hepatic glucuronidation. In previous studies, S-oxazepam (but not R-oxazepam) was shown to be polymorphically glucuronidated in humans. The aim of the present study was to identify UDP-glucuronosyltransferase...
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