Research advance on the characteristics and application of CYP450 metabolic enzymes / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

Cytochrome P450 is an important kind of enzymes for the metabolism of drug and other endo-or xeno-biotics. Classification of metabolic enzymes, molecular biological characteristic of CYP3A4, CYP2D6, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2E1, CYP1A2 and CYP2A6 were described in this review. Influence of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) on metabolic enzyme and its application in clinical drug therapeutics and drug development were also reviewed in this article.