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N-glucuronidation: the human element

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N -glucuronidation: the human element By Julia Shanu-Wilson In our last blog of the year, we look at why N -glucuronidation of drugs is important in human drug metabolism. Glucuronidation is the most common phase II reaction observed in the metabolism of drugs in humans. J Pharm Biomed Anal. Oncotarget. Greenberg, J.,

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Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs PART 2

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Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs part 2 Mixing it Up By Julia Shanu-Wilson In Part 1 of this topic we looked at metabolism of the small molecule drugs approved by the FDA in 2022 that were mediated by CYP3A4. Drug metabolism in drug discovery and development. Dermavant’s tapinarof is one such friend.

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Metabolism of five membered nitrogen containing heterocycles

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This mix of properties makes azoles very versatile in medicinal chemistry and each tend to have quirks of metabolism that we highlight in this blog. that highlighted specific biotransformations of five-membered heteroaromatic rings, 1 we have sought to highlight additional examples and recent understanding in their metabolism.