Search Results - "Davis, Wilhelmina I"
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Kinetic and Cellular Characterization of Novel Inhibitors of S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (04-09-2009)“…S-Nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) is an alcohol dehydrogenase involved in the regulation of S-nitrosothiols (SNOs) in vivo. Knock-out studies in mice have…”
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Methylphenidate is stereoselectively hydrolyzed by human carboxylesterase CES1A1
Published in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (01-08-2004)“…Methylphenidate is an important stimulant prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. It has two chiral centers, but most current commercial…”
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Maternal separation and handling affects cocaine self-administration in both the treated pups as adults and the dams
Published in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (01-06-2006)“…Repeated maternal separation of pups from dams is often used as an early life stressor that causes profound neurochemical and behavioral changes in the pups…”
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Evidence for existence of tissue-specific regulation of the mammalian pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
Published in Biochemical journal (01-01-1998)“…Tissue distribution and kinetic parameters for the four isoenzymes of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK1, PDK2, PDK3 and PDK4) identified thus far in mammals…”
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HYDROLYSIS OF IRINOTECAN AND ITS OXIDATIVE METABOLITES, 7-ETHYL-10-[4-N-(5-AMINOPENTANOIC ACID)-1-PIPERIDINO] CARBONYLOXYCAMPTOTHECIN AND 7-ETHYL-10-[4-(1-PIPERIDINO)-1-AMINO]-CARBONYLOXYCAMPTOTHECIN, BY HUMAN CARBOXYLESTERASES CES1A1, CES2, AND A NEWLY EXPRESSED CARBOXYLESTERASE ISOENZYME, CES3
Published in Drug metabolism and disposition (01-05-2004)“…Carboxylesterases metabolize ester, thioester, carbamate, and amide compounds to more soluble acid, alcohol, and amine products. They belong to a multigene…”
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Carboxylesterases Expressed in Human Colon Tumor Tissue and Their Role in CPT-11 Hydrolysis
Published in Clinical cancer research (15-10-2003)“…Purpose: The purpose is to develop new analytical methods to study the expression profile of CPT-11 carboxylesterases and topoisomerase I in colon tumor…”
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Expression and characterization of a human carboxylesterase 2 splice variant
Published in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (01-10-2007)“…CPT-11 [7-ethyl-10-[4-(1-piperidino)-1-piperidino] carbonyloxycamptothecin or Irinotecan] is a carbamate prodrug that is activated in vivo by carboxylesterase…”
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Structure−Function Relationships in Human Glutathione-Dependent Formaldehyde Dehydrogenase. Role of Glu-67 and Arg-368 in the Catalytic Mechanism
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (18-04-2006)“…The active-site zinc in human glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase (FDH) undergoes coenzyme-induced displacement and transient coordination to a…”
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Identification of microsomal rat liver carboxylesterases and their activity with retinyl palmitate
Published in European journal of biochemistry (01-09-2002)“…Retinyl esters are a major endogenous storage source of vitamin A in vertebrates and their hydrolysis to retinol is a key step in the regulation of the supply…”
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Effect of Cellular Retinol-Binding Protein on Retinol Oxidation by Human Class IV Retinol/Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Inhibition by Ethanol
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (10-08-1998)“…All-transretinoic acid (atRA) is a powerful morphogen synthesized in a variety of tissues. Oxidation of all-transretinol to all-transretinal determines the…”
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1296 Hormone sensitive lipase is a retinyl ester hydrolase in hepatic stellate cells
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Effect of adenine nucleotide pool size in mitochondria on intramitochondrial ATP levels
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-09-1999)“…Net adenine nucleotide transport into and out of the mitochondrial matrix via the ATP-Mg/P i carrier is activated by micromolar calcium concentrations in rat…”
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