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Stereoselective 4'-hydroxylation of phenytoin: relationship to (S)-mephenytoin polymorphism in Japanese.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Apr 1997
Ieiri I, Mamiya K, Urae A, Wada Y, Kimura M, Irie S, Amamoto T, Kubota T, Yoshioka S, Nakamura K, Nakano S, Tashiro N, Higuchi S
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AIMS: The aim of this study was to clarify whether phenytoin (PHT) stereoselective hydroxylation cosegregates with (S)-mephenytoin phenotype. METHODS: A single dose of PHT (100 mg) was administered orally to six healthy Japanese subjects in whom the genotype and phenotype of CYP2C19 had been determined previously. The urinary excretion profiles of the metabolites of PHT, (R)- and (S)-p-HPPH...
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