Table 1. Types of chemical reactions in xenobiotic metabolism (adapted from [6])
Reaction type |
Substrate (xenobiotic) |
Reduction |
Balsalazine, Clonazepam, Digoxin, Metronidazole, Misonidazole, Neoprontosil, Nitrazepam, Olsalazine, Omeprazole, Prontosil, Sulindac, Sulfasalazine, Sulfinpyrazone, Zonisamide |
Hydrolysis |
Carbenoxolone, Lactulose, Methotrexate, Morphine glucuronide, Nitroglycerin, Sodium picosulphate, Sennosides, Sorivudine |
Functional group removal |
Flucytosine, Levodopa, Methamphetamine, Phenacetin, Succinylsulfathiazole |
N-oxide cleavage |
Nizatidine, Ranitidine |
Proteolysis |
Calcitonin, Insulin |
Denitration |
Glyceryl trinitrate, Isosorbide dinitrate |
Deconjugation |
Indomethacin, Irinotecan |
Amine formation/amide hydrolysis |
Chloramphenicol |
Thiazole ring-opening |
Levamisole |
Acetylation |
5-Aminosalicyclic acid |
Isoxazole scission |
Risperidone |
Other |
Azetirelin, Hesperidin, Potassium oxonate, |