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CYP2D44 polymorphisms in cynomolgus and rhesus macaques.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jul 2015
Uno Yasuhiro, Uehara Shotaro, Kohara Sakae, Osada Naoki, Murayama Norie, Yamazaki Hiroshi
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Macaques, including cynomolgus and rhesus macaques, are important animal species used in drug metabolism studies. CYP2D44 is expressed in cynomolgus macaque liver and encodes a functional drug metabolizing enzyme, metabolizing typical human CYP2D substrates such as bufuralol and dextromethorphan. CYP2D44 is highly homologous to human CYP2D6 that is known to be polymorphic with a large inter-individual variation...
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