Xenobiotic metabolism

PI: Porntipa Korprasertthaworn

Lab location: Pr 521, Department of Pharmacology

Contact: 02-201-5650; porntipa.kor@mahidol.ac.th

Research focus

The current research is now focusing on drug and xenobiotic metabolism in vitro and developing in vitro-in vivo extrapolation approach. The study includes characterization the impact of drug-drug and drug-herb interactions on drug safety and efficacy.

Selected publications

  • Korprasertthaworn P, Chau N, Nair PC, Rowland A, Miners
    JO. Inhibition of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT)
    enzymes by kinase inhibitors: Effects of dabrafenib,
    ibrutinib, nintedanib, trametinib and BIBF 1202. Biochem
    Pharmacol. 2019;169:113616.
  • Korprasertthaworn P, Polasek TM, Sorich MJ, McLachlan
    AJ, Miners JO, Tucker GT, et al. In vitro characterization of
    human liver microsomal kinetics and enzyme involvement
    in olanzapine metabolism. Drug Metab Dispos. 2015;43
    (11):1806-14.