Abstract
Drug metabolism is an immense area of study and this is reflected in the range of chemical reactions the substrates can undergo during metabolism, e.g. oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, hydration, conjugation and condensation. Drug metabolism is normally divided into two phases: phase I (or functionalization reactions) and phase II (or conjugative reactions). The division between phase I and II is given in Table 1.1.
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Gibson, G.G., Skett, P. (1986). Pathways of drug metabolism. In: Introduction to Drug Metabolism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3188-7_1
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