The effects of black pepper on the intestinal absorption and hepatic metabolism of drugs

Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism and Toxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 721-729

  Han, Hyo Kyung ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

absorption; black pepper; metabolism; piperine

Indexed keywords

7 ETHOXYCOUMARIN DEETHYLASE; CURCUMIN; DIGOXIN; DRUG METABOLIZING ENZYME; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1; HEXOBARBITAL; NEVIRAPINE; PHENYTOIN; PIPERINE; PROPRANOLOL; RIFAMPICIN; THEOPHYLLINE; UBIQUINONE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE; VERAPAMIL; ZOXAZOLAMINE;

BLACK PEPPER; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ALKALOIDS; BENZODIOXOLES; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BLACK PEPPER; FOOD-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; P-GLYCOPROTEINS; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES;

PIPER NIGRUM;

EID: 79956102457     PISSN: 17425255     EISSN: 17447607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2011.570332     Document Type: Review

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