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SUBMITTER: Foroozesh M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6515222 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Foroozesh Maryam M Sridhar Jayalakshmi J Goyal Navneet N Liu Jiawang J
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20190424 8
Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) are important phase I enzymes involved in the metabolism of endogenous and xenobiotic compounds mainly through mono-oxygenation reactions into more polar and easier to excrete species. In addition to their role in detoxification, they play important roles in the biosynthesis of endogenous compounds and the bioactivation of xenobiotics. Coumarins, phytochemicals abundant in food and commonly used in fragrances and cosmetics, have been shown to interact with P450 enz ...[more]