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Abstract
Denitration of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) by the microsomal fraction of rat aorta was found to be NADPH dependent and followed apparent first-order kinetics (T1/2 70.1 min). Biotransformation of GTN was regioselective for glyceryl-1,2-dinitrate formation, and was inhibited by carbon monoxide, SKF-525A, and oxygen. In aortic microsomes prepared from phenobarbital-pretreated rats, biotransformation was increased 7-fold, and was regioselective for glyceryl-1,3-dinitrate formation. These data strongly suggest the involvement of aortic cytochrome P450 in the biotransformation of GTN.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8424819 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(93)90403-j
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Pharmacol ISSN: 0006-2952 Impact factor: 5.858