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Activation of the antiviral prodrug oseltamivir is impaired by two newly identified carboxylesterase 1 variants.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Feb 2009
Zhu Hao-Jie, Markowitz John S
Abstract excerpt
Oseltamivir phosphate is an ethyl ester prodrug widely used in the treatment and prevention of both Influenzavirus A and B infections. The conversion of oseltamivir to its active metabolite oseltamivir carboxylate is dependent on ester hydrolysis mediated by carboxylesterase 1 (CES1). We recently identified two functional CES1 variants p.Gly143Glu and p.Asp260fs in a research subject who displayed significant...
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