High doses of cinnamon, especially in supplements or oils, may interfere with how the body metabolizes medications by activating or inhibiting liver enzymes. These interactions could make medications ...

Brain cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes represent a specialised set of metabolic proteins that, while less abundant than their hepatic counterparts, play an increasingly acknowledged role in the local ...

Cinnamon is one of the oldest and most commonly used spices in the world, but a new study from the National Center for Natural Products Research indicates a compound in it could interfere with some ...

Carboxylesterases are a class of enzymes that play a pivotal role in the metabolism of a wide array of endogenous and exogenous compounds. Predominantly expressed in the liver and intestine, these ...

Grapefruit juice is more than a breakfast staple — it’s a potent enzyme inhibitor that can dramatically alter how certain drugs are metabolized. This article explores how a tiny structural difference ...