Chapter 14

Grapefruit Juice and Its Constituents as New Esterase Inhibitors

Suresh K. Balani

Suresh K. Balani

Department of DMPK, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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First published: 14 December 2009

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Grapefruit Juice Constituents

  • Attributes of GFJ

  • In Vitro Esterase Inhibition by GFJ

  • In Vivo Inhibition of Esterase by Gfj

  • Effects on GUT Permeability

  • Effects at the Hepatic Level

  • GFJ Flavonoids as Esterase Inhibitors

  • Utilities of GFJ Approaches

  • Clinical effects of GFJ

  • Future Scope

  • Acknowledgments

  • References

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