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Pharmacogenetics of the cytochromes P450.
Current topics in medicinal chemistry - 1 Jan 2004
Daly Ann K
Abstract excerpt
The cytochromes P450 are a family of heme-containing proteins with a major role in the oxidation of both xenobiotics (including prescribed drugs) and endogenous compounds. There are at least 57 human P450s (termed isoforms) which are all encoded by separate genes but only 10 of these contribute to drug metabolism, with the major contribution coming from only 3 isoforms, CYP3A4, CYP2D6 and CYP2C9. It is now well...
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