Title : Regioselective metabolism of taxoids by human CYP3A4 and 2C8: structure-activity relationship.

Pub. Date : 2002 Apr

PMID : 11901098






1 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 In spite of their close chemical structure, the two drugs are oxidized by two different enzymes; CYP2C8 catalyzes the 6-hydroxylation on the taxane ring of paclitaxel, whereas CYP3A4 oxidizes docetaxel on the tert-butyl group of the lateral chain in C13. Paclitaxel cytochrome P450 family 3 subfamily A member 4 Homo sapiens