Oxidation of caffeine to theobromine and theophylline is catalyzed primarily by flavin-containing monooxygenase in liver microsomes

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 685-688

  Chung, Woon Gye ^a   Cha, Young Nam ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PARAXANTHINE; QUERCETIN; THEOBROMINE; THEOPHYLLINE; THIAMAZOLE; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIVER MICROSOME METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031587925     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6866     Document Type: Article

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