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Is (+)-[13C]-pantoprazole better than (±)-[13C]-pantoprazole for the breath test to evaluate CYP2C19 enzyme activity?
Journal of breath research - 1 Mar 2013
Thacker David L, Modak Anil, Flockhart David A, Desta Zeruesenay
Abstract excerpt
Recently, we have shown that the (+)-[(13)C]-pantoprazole is more dependent on CYP2C19 metabolic status than (-)-[(13)C]-pantoprazole. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that (+)-[(13)C]-pantoprazole is a more sensitive and selective probe for evaluating CYP2C19 enzyme activity than the racemic mixture. (+)-[(13)C]-pantoprazole (95 mg) was administered orally in a sodium bicarbonate solution to healthy...
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