Stereoselective metabolic and pharmacokinetic analysis of the chiral active components from herbal medicines

Current Pharmaceutical Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-52

  Wang, Xiaowen ^a   Zeng, Su ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chiral analysis; Drug metabolism; Herbal medicines; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

11 DIHYDROXYQUININE; 3' NOBILETIN; 4' NOBILETIN; ALKALOID; AMPHETAMINE; CATHINONE; CLAUSENAMIDE; DRUG METABOLITE; EPHEDRINE; ERIODICTYOL; HAPLAMINE; HESPERETIN; HYOSCYAMINE; IONIC LIQUID; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHCATHINONE; NARINGENIN; NOBILETIN; NOREPHEDRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; QUININE; SECURININE; TETRAHYDROPALMATINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIRALITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPHENATION TECHNIQUE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 77950200756     PISSN: 15734129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341210790780221     Document Type: Review

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