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In vitro-in vivo correlation for drugs and other compounds eliminated by glucuronidation in humans: pitfalls and promises.
Biochemical pharmacology - 28 May 2006
Miners John O, Knights Kathleen M, Houston J Brian, Mackenzie Peter I
Abstract excerpt
Enzymes of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) superfamily are responsible for the metabolism of many drugs, environmental chemicals and endogenous compounds. Identification of the UGT(s) involved in the metabolism of a given compound ('reaction phenotyping') currently relies on multiple confirmatory approaches, which may be confounded by the dependence of UGT activity on enzyme source, incubation conditions,...
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