Article
Variability in the disposition of chlorzoxazone.
Biopharmaceutics & drug disposition - 1 Oct 1994
de Vries J D, Salphati L, Horie S, Becker C E, Hoener B A
Abstract excerpt
Chlorzoxazone is 6-hydroxylated by cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP 2E1), which bioactivates many toxic and carcinogenic molecules. Seventeen volunteers of varying age, ethnicity, and gender received a 250 mg tablet of chlorzoxazone and their blood and urine were sampled frequently for 8 h. V/F = 42 +/- 21 L and CL/F = 412 +/- 120 mL min-1. Comparison of these values with a study by other investigators using a suspension...
Topics
- Administration, Oral
- Adult
- Alcohol Drinking
- Asian People
- Black People
- Blood Proteins
- Chlorzoxazone
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
- Female
