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Pharmacogenetic study of CES1 gene and enalapril efficacy.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Sept 2024
Hussain Misbah, Basheer Sehrish, Khalil Adila, Haider Qurat Ul Ain, Saeed Hafsa, Faizan Muhammad
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Enalapril is an orally administered angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor which is widely prescribed to treat hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and heart failure. It is an ester prodrug that needs to be activated by carboxylesterase 1 (CES1). CES1 is a hepatic hydrolase that in vivo biotransforms enalapril to its active form enalaprilat in order to produce its desired pharmacological impact. Several single...
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