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Drug Metabolism
Aka: Drug Metabolism, Medication Kinetics, Drug Pharmacokinetics, Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion, ADME
- See Also
- Drug Interaction
- Definitions
- Pharmacokinetics (or kinetics)
- Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion (ADME)
- Types: Proteins that increase drug water solubility and in turn aid elimination
- Cytochrome P450
- Enzymes: CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYPC19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, CYP3A4
- Uridine Diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) Conjugating Enzyme
- Glucuronosyltransferases perform glucuronidation primarily in the liver and aid drug excretion
- Types: Transport proteins move drugs and metabolites from one body compartment to another
- Adenosine Triphosphate binding casette (ABC) drug uptake/efflux transporters
- Enzymes: Efflux pump P-Glycoprotein (P-gp)
- Organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) drug transporters
- Enzymes: OATP1A1, OATP1A2, OATP2B1
- References
- Asher (2017) Am Fam Physician 96(2): 101-7 [PubMed]