A comprehensive review of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and esterases for drug development

S Oda, T Fukami, T Yokoi, M Nakajima - Drug metabolism and …, 2015 - Elsevier
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) and esterases are recognized as the most important
non-P450 enzymes because of their high contribution to drug metabolism. UGTs catalyze …

Carboxylesterases: General detoxifying enzymes

MJ Hatfield, RA Umans, JL Hyatt, CC Edwards… - Chemico-biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Carboxylesterases (CE) are members of the esterase family of enzymes, and as their name
suggests, they are responsible for the hydrolysis of carboxylesters into the corresponding …

Catalyst-controlled highly selective coupling and oxygenation of olefins: a direct approach to alcohols, ketones, and diketones.

Y Su, X Sun, G Wu, N Jiao - Angewandte Chemie, 2013 - search.ebscohost.com
The article focuses on the study regarding the catalysis of highly selective coupling and
oxygenation of olefins. The hypothesis of the study explore the tandem radical …

Applications of carboxylesterase activity in environmental monitoring and toxicity identification evaluations (TIEs)

CE Wheelock, BM Phillips, BS Anderson… - Reviews of …, 2008 - Springer
The purpose of this review is to examine uses of carboxylesterase activity in environmental
monitoring with a specific emphasis on pyrethroid insecticides. The chapter begins with an …

Gold-catalyzed synthesis of benzil derivatives and α-keto imides via oxidation of alkynes

CF Xu, M Xu, YX Jia, CY Li - Organic Letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
An efficient process based on the gold-catalyzed redox reaction has been developed to
oxidize 1, 2-diarylacetylene or ynamide to 1, 2-diaryldiketone or α-keto imide respectively …

Hydrolysis of pyrethroids by human and rat tissues: examination of intestinal, liver and serum carboxylesterases

JA Crow, A Borazjani, PM Potter, MK Ross - Toxicology and applied …, 2007 - Elsevier
Hydrolytic metabolism of pyrethroid insecticides in humans is one of the major catabolic
pathways that clear these compounds from the body. Rodent models are often used to …

Carboxylesterase inhibitors: an update

LW Zou, Q Jin, DD Wang, QK Qian… - Current Medicinal …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Mammalian carboxylesterases are key serine hydrolases that catalyze the hydrolysis of a
wide variety of ester compounds in the corresponding carboxylic acids and alcohols. In …

Human carboxylesterases and their role in xenobiotic and endobiotic metabolism

MK Ross, JA Crow - Journal of biochemical and molecular …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Carboxylesterases (CEs) are traditionally regarded as xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes that
hydrolyze esterified xenobiotics to alcohol and carboxylic acid products. However, there is a …

Hydrolytic metabolism of pyrethroids by human and other mammalian carboxylesterases

MK Ross, A Borazjani, CC Edwards… - Biochemical pharmacology, 2006 - Elsevier
Pyrethroid chemicals are attractive alternatives to the organophosphates (OPs) because of
their selective toxicity against pests rather than mammals. The carboxylesterases (CEs) are …

Metal-free, 2-MeTHF mediated C (sp)–H functionalization of alkynes with anilines to access diaryl 1, 2-diketones bearing lower E-factors

S Bhukta, R Chatterjee, R Dandela - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A metal-free and efficient oxidative C (sp)–H functionalization of alkynes has been
developed for the synthesis of 1, 2-diketones. A composite of tert-butyl nitrite and ascorbic …