The curious case of benzbromarone: insight into super-inhibition of cytochrome P450.

Cytochrome P450 (CYP) family of redox enzymes metabolize drugs and xenobiotics in liver microsomes. Isozyme CYP2C9 is reported to be inhibited by benzbromarone (BzBr) and this phenomenon was hitherto explained by classical active-site binding. Theoretically, it was impossible to envisage the experim...

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Main Authors: Abhinav Parashar, Sudeep Kumar Gade, Mahesh Potnuru, Nandita Madhavan, Kelath Murali Manoj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24594849/?tool=EBI