The Effect of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid on Cytochrome P450-Mediated Prodrug Activation.

Of late, numerous prodrugs are widely used for therapy. The hemeprotein cytochrome P450 (CYP) catalyzes the activation of prodrugs to form active metabolites. Therefore, the activation of CYP function might allow the use of lower doses of prodrugs and decrease toxicity. We hypothesized that the addi...

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Main Authors: Mai Miura, Kensuke Ito, Maiko Hayashi, Motowo Nakajima, Tohru Tanaka, Shun-ichiro Ogura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4504516?pdf=render