title: Acetylator status, drug metabolism and disease.
abstract: Acetylation polymorphism, although discovered 40 years ago, still holds interest not only because many drugs and carcinogens are metabolized by acetylation in the liver but also because advances have been made in the understanding of the molecular genetics of acetylation. It is this genetic variation of drug metabolism that is one of the causes of inter-individual variation of the effect of a drug. Acetylation polymorphism relates to the metabolism of a number of arylamine and hydrazine drugs and carcinogens by cytosolic N-acetyltransferase--NAT2. In humans, 2 genes--NAT1 and NAT2--are responsible for the N-acetyltransferase activity. Studies have revealed several allelic variants of both NAT1 and NAT2. It has been suggested that some of these variants modify the individual susceptibility to disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. jnpande@hotmail.com
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: S P N
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D001191:Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics*; D001711:Biotransformation / Q000235:genetics*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000009:adverse effects; D008177:Lupus Vulgaris / Q000139:chemically induced; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D010597:Pharmacogenetics; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D001191:Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase; D007538:Isoniazid