[Genetic polymorphism of the CYP2C subfamily].

doi:10.1254/fpj.112.15

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[Genetic polymorphism of the CYP2C subfamily].

Nihon yakurigaku zasshi. Folia pharmacologica Japonica - 1 Jul 1998

Chiba K

Abstract excerpt

Cytochromes P450 (CYP) are a superfamily of hemoproteins that metabolize various foreign compounds. The human CYP2C subfamily is one of the subfamilies of the CYP2 family and it consists of four members of CYP isoforms, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C18 and CYP2C19. A well-characterized genetic polymorphis...

Topics

Alleles
Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
Ethnicity
Genotype
Humans
Inactivation, Metabolic
Mixed Function Oxygenases
Polymorphism, Genetic
Steroid 16-alpha-Hydroxylase
Steroid Hydroxylases

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