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Glycine conjugation: importance in metabolism, the role of glycine N-acyltransferase, and factors that influence interindividual variation.
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology - 1 Sept 2013
Badenhorst Christoffel Petrus Stephanus, van der Sluis Rencia, Erasmus Elardus, van Dijk Alberdina Aike
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INTRODUCTION: Glycine conjugation of mitochondrial acyl-CoAs, catalyzed by glycine N-acyltransferase (GLYAT, E.C. 2.3.1.13), is an important metabolic pathway responsible for maintaining adequate levels of free coenzyme A (CoASH). However, because of the small number of pharmaceutical drugs that are conjugated to glycine, the pathway has not yet been characterized in detail. Here, we review the causes and...
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