The cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes are a protein superfamily involved in the synthesis and metabolism of drugs, toxins and normal cellular components. The CYP family of enzymes have been identified in ...

September 25, 2012 (Phoenix, Arizona) — Patients with chronic pain who require high doses of opioids to achieve pain relief show exceptionally high rates of defects of the cytochrome P450 (CYP450) ...

Most antidepressants are metabolized through the cytochrome P (CYP) 450 pathway; therefore, most drug metabolism genes on pharmacogenetic testing panels are related to CYP450 oxidase enzyme subunits.

Data are limited regarding the potential drug interactions associated with marijuana use; however, unstudied interactions can be theorized based on the metabolism of the primary cannabinoids in ...

University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst food scientists have identified a set of metabolic enzymes that are upregulated in colon cancer-bearing mice and in human colon cancer cells, and could ...

Paracetamol is one of the most widely used, studied, and arguably the most notorious hepatotoxic drugs, which is safe at therapeutic doses but causes liver failure when overdosed. When administered at ...

The superfamily of proteins called cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes are involved in the synthesis and metabolism of a range of internal and external cellular components. These enzymes have been ...