- Reaction
- Reaction type
- hydroxylation
- Direction
- Major circulating metabolite?
- No
- Spontaneous?
- No
- Activity
- active
- References
- Sternieri E, Coccia CP, Pinetti D, Guerzoni S, Ferrari A: Pharmacokinetics and interactions of headache medications, part II: prophylactic treatments. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2006 Dec;2(6):981-1007. doi: 10.1517/17425255.2.6.981 . [Article]
- Brodde OE, Kroemer HK: Drug-drug interactions of beta-adrenoceptor blockers. Arzneimittelforschung. 2003;53(12):814-22. [Article]
- Reeves PR, McAinsh J, McIntosh DA, Winrow MJ: Metabolism of atenolol in man. Xenobiotica. 1978 May;8(5):313-20. doi: 10.3109/00498257809060956. [Article]
- CYP2D6 is assumed to be responsible due to its action on structurally similar beta-blockers.
- Enzymes
