Arylamine N-acetyltransferase activity in man
Arylamine N-acetyltransferase activity in man
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DOI:
10.1081/dmr-100101932
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发表时间:
1999-01-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Roots, I
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作者:
Cascorbi, I;Brockmöller, J;Roots, I
Hepatic arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) is one of most frequently phenotyped polymorphic drug-metabolizing enzymes. Both human N-acetyltransferases, NAT1 and NAT2, act as major enzymes in the metabolic pathway of primary amines and hydrazines. Beside certain drugs such as isoniazid, dapsone, and hydralazine (Table 1), they metabolize other xenobiotics containing aromatic amines by N-and/or O-acetylation [1]. The observation of hereditary polymorphisms resulting in slow-and rapid-acetylator individuals has focused the interest on their role to modulate risk of certain malignancies and other diseases, but also to the risk of drug side effects [2].