Drug metabolism : current concepts /

Drug metabolism : current concepts /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Dordrecht : Springer, c2005.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 420 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Subject:	Drugs -- Metabolism. Pharmaceutical Preparations -- metabolism. Drugs -- Metabolism.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8875265

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Other authors / contributors:	Ionescu, Corina. Caira, Mino R.
ISBN:	9781402041426 140204142X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Provides a comprehensive understanding of the processes that take place following ingestion of a medicinal agent or xenobiotic, with an emphasis on the crucial role of metabolism (biotransformation). This book also explains how a sound knowledge of these phenomena is incorporated into the design of effective new drug candidates.
Other form:	Print version: Drug metabolism. Dordrecht : Springer, c2005 1402041411 9781402041419

Table of Contents:

Drug Metabolism in Context; Pathways of Biotransformation
Phase I Reactions; Pathways of Biotransformation
Phase II Reactions; Enzymatic Systems Involved in Drug Biotransformation; Induction and Inhibition of Drug-Metabolising Enzymes; Factors that Influence Drug Biotransformation; Impact of Gene Variability on Drug Metabolism; Drug Interactions and Adverse Reactions; Strategies for Drug Design.