Methylation pharmacogenetics: Catechol O-methyltransferase, thiopurine methyltransferase, and histamine N-methyltransferase

Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue , 1999, Pages 19-52

  Weinshilboum, Richard M ^a   Otterness, Diane M ^a   Szumlanski, Carol L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphisms; Nicotinamide N methyltransferase; Phenylethanolamine N methyltransferase; Thioether methyltransferase; Thiol methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; MERCAPTOPURINE; NICOTINAMIDE; NORADRENALIN; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE METABOLISM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHARMACOGENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 0032921854     PISSN: 03621642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.39.1.19     Document Type: Review

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