Colchicine metabolic pathway (WP2536)
Homo sapiens
P450-mediated biotransformation pathway of colchicine with the CYP3A4, while colchicine inhibits the expression of this enzyme.
Authors
Egon Willighagen and Eric WeitzActivity
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Organisms
Homo sapiensCommunities
Annotations
Pathway Ontology
phase I biotransformation pathway via cytochrome P450 xenobiotic metabolic pathwayLabel | Type | Compact URI | Comment |
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Colchicine | Metabolite | chemspider:5933 | |
3DMC | Metabolite | chemspider:264748 | |
2DMC | Metabolite | chemspider:22210 | |
CYP3A4 | Protein | uniprot:P08684 |
References
- Colchicine biotransformation by human liver microsomes. Identification of CYP3A4 as the major isoform responsible for colchicine demethylation. Tateishi T, Soucek P, Caraco Y, Guengerich FP, Wood AJ. Biochem Pharmacol. 1997 Jan 10;53(1):111–6. PubMed Europe PMC Scholia
- Colchicine down-regulates cytochrome P450 2B6, 2C8, 2C9, and 3A4 in human hepatocytes by affecting their glucocorticoid receptor-mediated regulation. Dvorak Z, Modriansky M, Pichard-Garcia L, Balaguer P, Vilarem MJ, Ulrichová J, et al. Mol Pharmacol. 2003 Jul;64(1):160–9. PubMed Europe PMC Scholia