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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825345203321

Titolo

Metabolism of drugs and other xenobiotics / / edited by Pavel Anzenbacher and Ulrich M. Zanger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-VCH, 2012

ISBN

3-527-64632-9

1-280-66565-3

9786613642585

3-527-63090-2

3-527-63091-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (756 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AnzenbacherPavel

ZangerUlrich M

Disciplina

615.7

615.9

Soggetti

Drugs - Metabolism

Xenobiotics - Metabolism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Biochemistry and molecular genetics of drug metabolism -- pt. 2. Metabolism of drugs -- pt. 3. Metabolism of natural compounds -- pt. 4. Metabolism of unnatural xenobiotics.

Sommario/riassunto

A practice-oriented desktop reference for medical professionals, toxicologists and pharmaceutical researchers, this handbook providessystematic coverage of the metabolic pathways of all major classes of xenobiotics in the human body. The first part comprehensively reviewsthe main enzyme systems involved in biotransformation and how they are orchestrated in the body, while parts two to four cover the threemain classes of xenobiotics: drugs, natural products, environmental pollutants. The part on drugs includes more than 300 substances fromfive major therapeutic groups (central n