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Effect of common NAT2 variant alleles in the acetylation of the major clonazepam metabolite, 7-aminoclonazepam.
Drug metabolism letters - 1 Jan 2007
Olivera M, Martínez C, Gervasini G, Carrillo J A, Ramos S, Benítez J, García-Martin E, Agúndez J A G
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We investigated the role of NAT2 on clonazepam acetylation, using transiently expressed human NAT2 alleles. The NAT25*B and the NAT2*6A variant alleles cause a 20 and 22-fold reduction in the Vmax, respectively. We conclude that NAT2 is responsible for 7-aminoclonazepam acetylation and that NAT2...
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