The Effect of CYP2B6, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 Alleles on Methadone Binding: A Molecular Docking Study

Current methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is yet to ensure 100% successful treatment as the optimum dosage has yet to be determined. Overdose leads to death while lower dose causes the opioid withdrawal effect. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in cytochrome P450s (CYPs), the methadone metabol...

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Main Authors: Nik Nur Syazana Bt Nik Mohamed Kamal, Theam Soon Lim, Gee Jun Tye, Rusli Ismail, Yee Siew Choong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/249642