The cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) is the main catalyst of efavirenz primary and secondary metabolism: implication for HIV/AIDS therapy and utility of efavirenz as a substrate marker of CYP2B6 catalytic activity.

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Published in J Pharmacol Exp Ther on April 03, 2003

Authors

Bryan A Ward1, J Christopher Gorski, David R Jones, Stephen D Hall, David A Flockhart, Zeruesenay Desta

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1: Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.

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