Hydrolysis in Drug and Prodrug Metabolism

Hydrolysis in Drug and Prodrug Metabolism
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 808
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ISBN-10 : 390639025X
ISBN-13 : 9783906390253
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Book Synopsis Hydrolysis in Drug and Prodrug Metabolism by : Bernard Testa

Download or read book Hydrolysis in Drug and Prodrug Metabolism written by Bernard Testa and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many drugs and other xenobiotics (e.g., preservatives, insecticides, and plastifiers) contain hydrolyzable moieties such as ester or amide groups. In biological media, such foreign compounds are, therefore, important substrates for hydrolytic reactions catalyzed by hydrolases or proceeding non-enzymatically. Despite their significance, until now, no book has been dedicated to hydrolysis and hydrolases in the metabolism of drugs and other xenobiotics. This work fills a gap in the literature and reviews metabolic reactions of hydrolysis and hydarion from the point of views of enzymes, substrates, and reactions.


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