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  • Dr. Backes and his LSUHSC research colleagues - J. Robert Reed, PhD, Pharmacology Assistant Professor and Marilyn Eyer, Research Associate - have been studying an enzyme called Cytochrome P450 which is responsible for the removal of the majority of drugs from the body by chemically breaking them down into inactive substances or metabolites.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • Dr. Backes and his LSUHSC research colleagues - J. Robert Reed, PhD, Pharmacology Assistant Professor and Marilyn Eyer, Research Associate - have been studying an enzyme called Cytochrome P450 which is responsible for the removal of the majority of drugs from the body by chemically breaking them down into inactive substances or metabolites.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Dr. Backes and his LSUHSC research colleagues - J. Robert Reed, PhD, Pharmacology Assistant Professor and Marilyn Eyer, Research Associate - have been studying an enzyme called Cytochrome P450 which is responsible for the removal of the majority of drugs from the body by chemically breaking them down into inactive substances or metabolites.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • We have a large and diverse group of enzymes in our bodies called the Cytochrome P450 system that is designed to transform toxic chemicals in our cells into non toxic less damaging, less toxic forms that won't damage our tissues and our DNA.

    Dr. Nalini Chilkov: What Causes Cancer? Genetics & Environment: The Perfect Storm Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2011

  • We have a large and diverse group of enzymes in our bodies called the Cytochrome P450 system that is designed to transform toxic chemicals in our cells into non toxic less damaging, less toxic forms that won't damage our tissues and our DNA.

    Dr. Nalini Chilkov: What Causes Cancer? Genetics & Environment: The Perfect Storm Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2011

  • I'm quite familiar with the enzyme, called Cytochrome P-450scc that does this important conversion of vitamin D to it's most active form.

    lavoir - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • There is probably a sub-group of kids whose liver enzymes (they're called Cytochrome P-450 enzymes) simply aren't up to the task of getting rid of mercury.

    Dr. Jonny Bowden: Prostitution, the Law of Averages and Nutrition 2008

  • People who drink heavily and regularly don't get as intoxicated as novice drinkers do on the same amount of alcohol, and tend to have a lower BAC because their livers eventually produce more of a particular enzyme Cytochrome P450 IIE1 that breaks down alcohol more quickly.

    Testing the Limits of Tipsy Melinda Beck 2011

  • Cytochrome C is composed of approximately one hundred amino acids, of which scientists know exactly how frequently and where each type of amino acid occurs.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • Cytochrome C is composed of approximately one hundred amino acids, of which scientists know exactly how frequently and where each type of amino acid occurs.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

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