Re: Detoxification Enzymes
- From: "MMu" <brilhasti@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:11:52 +0100
"mrwht" <mattrobwht@xxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>I have studied in my textbook about drugs being broken down eventually
> by detoxification enzymes in the liver. What are these enzymes?
Different kinds of P450 enzymes for instance. Depending heavily on the drug
of course.
>Can we
> enhance the function of these enzymes?
You can enhance the function of any enzyme in the body;
the question is: is it a good choice to do so/ where is it involved/ and is
it necessary/ etc..?
>So long-term drug use adds
> stress to the liver?
That depends on the drug.
An enzyme doing its work is not "stress" for the liver per se; but the
metabolites that are produced can be -and in the case of phase I detox /P450
reactions often are.
>
> Matthias Robin Wang Heng Teck
> Undergraduate Student
> Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition
> Kansas State University
>
Actually one could assume that, as a bachelor of science, you should be able
to find basic scientific information on your own.
.
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