Gossypol Exhibits a Strong Influence Towards UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1, 1A9 and 2B7-Mediated Metabolism of Xenobiotics and Endogenous Substances
Abstract
1. Introduction

2. Results and Discussion



3. Experimental
3.1. Chemicals and Reagents
3.2. Human Liver Microsome (HLM) Incubation System
3.3. Data Analysis and Statistics
4. Conclusions
Conflict of Interest
- Sample Availability: Samples of the compound gossypol are available from the authors.
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Zhang, Y.-S.; Yuan, J.; Fang, Z.-Z.; Tu, Y.-Y.; Hu, C.-M.; Li, G.; Wang, L.; Deng, J.-P.; Yao, J.-J.; Li, H.-R. Gossypol Exhibits a Strong Influence Towards UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1, 1A9 and 2B7-Mediated Metabolism of Xenobiotics and Endogenous Substances. Molecules 2012, 17, 4896-4903. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17054896
Zhang Y-S, Yuan J, Fang Z-Z, Tu Y-Y, Hu C-M, Li G, Wang L, Deng J-P, Yao J-J, Li H-R. Gossypol Exhibits a Strong Influence Towards UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1, 1A9 and 2B7-Mediated Metabolism of Xenobiotics and Endogenous Substances. Molecules. 2012; 17(5):4896-4903. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17054896
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Yong-Sheng, Jun Yuan, Zhong-Ze Fang, Yan-Yang Tu, Cui-Min Hu, Gan Li, Liang Wang, Jian-Ping Deng, Jia-Jiu Yao, and Hai-Rong Li. 2012. "Gossypol Exhibits a Strong Influence Towards UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1, 1A9 and 2B7-Mediated Metabolism of Xenobiotics and Endogenous Substances" Molecules 17, no. 5: 4896-4903. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17054896
APA StyleZhang, Y.-S., Yuan, J., Fang, Z.-Z., Tu, Y.-Y., Hu, C.-M., Li, G., Wang, L., Deng, J.-P., Yao, J.-J., & Li, H.-R. (2012). Gossypol Exhibits a Strong Influence Towards UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1, 1A9 and 2B7-Mediated Metabolism of Xenobiotics and Endogenous Substances. Molecules, 17(5), 4896-4903. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17054896
