Differential glucuronidation of bile acids, androgens and estrogens by human UGT1A3 and 2B7

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 101-108

  Gall, Walter E ^a   Zawada, Gregory ^a   Mojarrabi, Behnaz ^c   Tephly, Thomas R ^b   Green, Mitchell D ^b   Coffman, Birgit L ^b   Mackenzie, Peter I ^c   Radominska Pandya, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Androgens and estrogens; Bile acids; Glucuronidation; UDP glucuronosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTERONE; BILE ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND VARIABILITY; GLUCURONIDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

ANDROGENS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CATALYSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESTROGENS; GLUCURONIDES; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MICROSOMES, LIVER; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032838879     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(99)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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