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SUBMITTER: El-Sayed R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4761960 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20160222
We report a detailed computational and experimental study of the interaction of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with the drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450 enzyme, CYP3A4. Dose-dependent inhibition of CYP3A4-mediated conversion of the model compound, testosterone, to its major metabolite, 6β-hydroxy testosterone was noted. Evidence for a direct interaction between SWCNTs and CYP3A4 was also provided. The inhibition of enzyme activity was alleviated when SWCNTs were pre-coated with bovine ...[more]