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SUBMITTER: Klyushova LS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9687714 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Klyushova Lyubov S LS Perepechaeva Maria L ML Grishanova Alevtina Y AY
Biomedicines 20221024 11
CYP3A is an enzyme subfamily in the cytochrome P450 (CYP) superfamily and includes isoforms CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP3A7, and CYP3A43. CYP3A enzymes are indiscriminate toward substrates and are unique in that these enzymes metabolize both endogenous compounds and diverse xenobiotics (including drugs); almost the only common characteristic of these compounds is lipophilicity and a relatively large molecular weight. CYP3A enzymes are widely expressed in human organs and tissues, and consequences of thes ...[more]