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Functional characterization of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A9 variant, D256N, found in Japanese cancer patients.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Aug 2003
Jinno Hideto, Saeki Mayumi, Saito Yoshiro, Tanaka-Kagawa Toshiko, Hanioka Nobumitsu, Sai Kimie, Kaniwa Nahoko, Ando Masanori, Shirao Kuniaki, Minami Hironobu, Ohtsu Atsushi, Yoshida Teruhiko, Saijo Nagahiro, Ozawa Shogo, Sawada Jun-ichi
Abstract excerpt
SN-38 (7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin), an active metabolite of the antitumor prodrug irinotecan, is conjugated and detoxified to SN-38 10-O-beta-d-glucuronide by hepatic UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1. Recent studies have revealed that other UGT1A isoforms, UGT1A7 and UGT1A9, also partici...
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