A highly selective probe for human cytochrome P450 3A4: isoform selectivity, kinetic characterization and its applications

Guang‐Bo Ge, Jing Ning, Lianghai Hu, Ziru Dai, Jie Hou, Yun‐Feng Cao, Zhenwen Yu, Chun‐Zhi Ai, Jingkai Gu, Xiaochi Ma,

Chemical Communications · 2013 · 72 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

Bufalin 5β-hydroxylation was found to be an isoform-specific biotransformation probe substrate for cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4). The probe reaction was well-characterized and it can be used for measuring the real catalytic activities of CYP3A4 from different enzyme sources.

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