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UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 2B15 pharmacogenetics: UGT2B15 D85Y genotype and gender are major determinants of oxazepam glucuronidation by human liver.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Aug 2004
Court Michael H, Hao Qin, Krishnaswamy Soundararajan, Bekaii-Saab Tanios, Al-Rohaimi Abdul, von Moltke Lisa L, Greenblatt David J
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Oxazepam is a commonly used 1,4-benzodiazepine anxiolytic drug that is polymorphically metabolized in humans. However, the molecular basis for this phenomenon is currently unknown. We have previously shown that S-oxazepam glucuronide, the major oxazepam metabolite, is selectively formed by UDP-gl...
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