Molecular orbital calculations and nicotine metabolism: A rationale for experimentally observed metabolite ratios

Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-39

  Lewis, D F V ^a   Gorrod, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cotinine; Cytochrome CYP2A6; Metabolism; Molecular modelling; Molecular orbital calculations; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

CALCULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULE; OXIDATION;

EID: 0036380519     PISSN: 07925077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/DMDI.2002.19.1.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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