UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) catalyze the covalent addition of sugars to a broad range of lipophilic molecules. This biotransformation plays a critical role in elimination of a broad …
Human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) exists as a superfamily of 22 proteins, which are divided into 5 families and 6 subfamilies on the basis of sequence identity. Members of …
S Oda, T Fukami, T Yokoi, M Nakajima - Drug metabolism and …, 2015 - Elsevier
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) and esterases are recognized as the most important non-P450 enzymes because of their high contribution to drug metabolism. UGTs catalyze …
C Guillemette, É Lévesque… - Clinical Pharmacology & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Glucuronidation by uridine diphospho‐glucuronosyltransferase enzymes (UGTs) is a major phase II biotransformation pathway and, complementary to phase I metabolism and …
Aim: Cigarette smoking influences DNA methylation genome wide, in newborns from pregnancy exposure and in adults from personal smoking. Whether a unique methylation …
Glucuronidation is an important metabolic pathway for many small endogenous and exogenous lipophilic compounds, including bilirubin, steroid hormones, bile acids …
DG Skledar, J Schmidt, A Fic, I Klopčič, J Trontelj… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Bisphenol S (BPS; bis [4-hydroxyphenyl] sulfone) is commonly used as a replacement for bisphenol A in numerous consumer products. The main goal of this study …
G Margaillan, M Rouleau, JK Fallon, P Caron… - Drug Metabolism and …, 2015 - ASPET
Renal metabolism by UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) enzymes is central to the clearance of many drugs. However, significant discrepancies about the relative abundance …