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Metabolites of sildenafil are predicted with biotransformer.

Activated charcoal is a drug that is not metabolized by the human body as determined by current research and biotransformer analysis. Activated charcoal passes through the liver and is then excreted from the body mainly through the kidney.

cAMP dependent protein kinase is a signalling molecule, found in the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells. Cellular regulation and signal transduction in eukaryotic cells is driven by the phosphorylation of proteins. cAMP dependent protein kinase is created as an active enzyme, which is made possible by a fully phosphorylated activation loop.

G protein-coupled receptors sense stimuli outside the cell and transmit signals across the plasma membrane. Activation of protein kinase C (PKC) is one of the common signaling pathways. When a class of GPCRs are activated by a ligand, they activate Gq protein to bind GTP instead of GDP. After the Gq becomes active, it activates phospholipase C (PLC) to cleave the membrane lipid phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) into inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacyl glycerol (DAG). IP3 can bind Ins3P receptor to open calcium channel by diffusion from cytoplasm to ER. Activated calcium channel will release the calcium from ER into cytoplasm. Calcium can activate the kinase activity of PKC.

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), also called Swedish porphyria, is a rare inborn error of metabolism (IEM) and autosomal dominant disorder of heme biosynthesis caused by a defective HMBS gene. The HMBS gene codes for the protein hydroxymethylbilane synthase (porphobilinogen deaminase) which catalyzes the synthesis of porphobilinogen into hydroxymethylbilane. This disorder is characterized by a large accumulation of 5-aminolevulinic acid or porphobilinogen in both urine and serum. Most patients are asymptomatic between attacks. Symptoms of the disorder include abdominal pain, constipation, vomiting, hypertension, muscle weakness, seizures, delirium, coma, and depression. Treatment involves undertaking a high-carbohydrate diet and, during severe attacks, a glucose 10% infusion. It is estimated that AIP affects 5.9 per 1 000 000 people.

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), also called Swedish porphyria, is a rare inborn error of metabolism (IEM) and autosomal dominant disorder of heme biosynthesis caused by a defective HMBS gene. The HMBS gene codes for the protein hydroxymethylbilane synthase (porphobilinogen deaminase) which catalyzes the synthesis of porphobilinogen into hydroxymethylbilane. This disorder is characterized by a large accumulation of 5-aminolevulinic acid or porphobilinogen in both urine and serum. Most patients are asymptomatic between attacks. Symptoms of the disorder include abdominal pain, constipation, vomiting, hypertension, muscle weakness, seizures, delirium, coma, and depression. Treatment involves undertaking a high-carbohydrate diet and, during severe attacks, a glucose 10% infusion. It is estimated that AIP affects 5.9 per 1 000 000 people.