title: Polymorphic oxidation of sparteine and debrisoquine: related pharmacogenetic entities.
abstract: Thirty-eight healthy subjects were given single oral doses of debrisoquine and sparteine in a crossover study. The close correlation between urinary metabolic ratios of the two drugs (rs = 0.91; P less than 0.001) demonstrates that the polymorphic N-oxidation of sparteine and 4-hydroxylation of debrisoquine are related pharmacogenetic entities; the metabolism of the two drugs is regulated by identical or closely related genetic factors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003647:Debrisoquin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010597:Pharmacogenetics; D013034:Sparteine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007546:Isoquinolines; D013034:Sparteine; D003647:Debrisoquin