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Molecular basis for deficient acetaminophen glucuronidation in cats. An interspecies comparison of enzyme kinetics in liver microsomes.
Biochemical pharmacology - 4 Apr 1997
Court M H, Greenblatt D J
Abstract excerpt
Cats are highly susceptible to acetaminophen toxicity because of deficient glucuronidation of this drug in vivo. The enzyme kinetic basis for this defect is unknown. Therefore, the kinetic properties of acetaminophen UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (acetaminophen-UGT) were investigated, using hepatic microsomes from cats (N = 4) compared with those of species that are less sensitive to acetaminophen intoxication...
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