The human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT2A1 and UGT2A2 enzymes are highly active in bile acid glucuronidation

Drug Metabolism and Disposition

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1616-1620

  Perreault, Martin ^a   Gauthier Landry, Louis ^a   Trottier, Jocelyn ^a   Verreault, Mélanie ^a   Caron, Patrick ^a   Finel, Moshe ^b   Barbier, Olivier ^a  

^a University Laval   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACID; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HYOCHOLIC ACID; HYODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; LITHOCHOLIC ACID; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 2A1; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 2A2; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 2A3;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM; BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GLUCURONIDATION; INSECT CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACIDS; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LITHOCHOLIC ACID;

EID: 84882760393     PISSN: 00909556     EISSN: 1521009X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/dmd.113.052613     Document Type: Article

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