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Mechanism-based inactivation of human CYP2E1 by diethyldithocarbamate.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Dec 2010
Pratt-Hyatt Matthew, Lin Hsia-lien, Hollenberg Paul F
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Although the ability of disulfiram to inactivate CYP2E1 has been known for more than 20 years, the mechanism has not yet been elucidated. A metabolite of disulfiram, diethyldithocarbamate (DDC), is converted by CYP2E1 to a reactive intermediate that subsequently inactivates the protein, leading t...
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