Polymorphic acetylation of nitrazepam.
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- 1 February 1976
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 13 (1) , 17-19
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.13.1.17
Abstract
Nitrazepam is metabolized in part by nitro-reduction to an amine followed by acetylation. This acetylation step has been shown to be under the control of the same genetic polymorphism as sulphamethazine (syn: sulphadimidine).Keywords
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