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. 2014 Dec 8;28(1):38–42. doi: 10.1021/tx500444e

Table 1. Summary of Percentages of Metabolism Attributed to Enzymesa.

enzymes all chemicals general chemicals natural and physio- logical chemicals drugs marketed drugs drugs in development
FMO 2 3 1 2    
MAO 1 2 1 1    
AKR 2 3 4 1    
other (non-P450) <1 <1 <1 <1    
P450s            
1A1 7 11 7 5 4 4
1A2 10 15 8 9 8 8
1B1 3 6 4 1 1 1
2A6 4 5 4 2 3 2
2B6 5 6 3 4 5 4
2C8 8 3 3 5 6 5
2C9 4 7 8 10 10 10
2C19 9 6 6 9 9 8
2D6 10 8 6 13 14 12
2E1 5 8 4 3 4 3
3A4 20 13 15 27 22 29
3A5 4 2 3 6 6 6
other P450s 11 10 29 6 8 8
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Percentages are derived from Figures 14. The percentages presented in the table (and Figures 14) are based on the number of reactions rather than the number of compounds because many chemicals can undergo multiple reactions.