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Regulation of arylamine N-acetyltransferases.
Current drug metabolism - 1 Jul 2008
Butcher Neville J, Tiang Jacky, Minchin Rodney F
Abstract excerpt
Acetylation catalysed by the arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs; 2.3.1.5) is a major biotransformation pathway for arylamine and hydrazine drugs, as well as many carcinogens that we are exposed to on a daily basis. These compounds can either be detoxified by NATs or bioactivated to metabolites that have the potential to cause toxicity such as cancer. As a result, the levels of NATs in the body have clinical...
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