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Grapefruit juice

furanocoumarin

Grapefruit juice ballicule: receptor binding, kinetics and half-life diagram
Mechanism of action: Grapefruit juice ballicule
Grapefruit juice (furanocoumarin) mascot mnemonic cartoon
Visual mnemonic: Grapefruit juice mascot

What it isFuranocoumarin-containing juice that irreversibly inhibits intestinal CYP3A4.

Why this oneIt is not a drug but behaves like a strong inhibitor, and one glass can raise a substrate severalfold.

What limits itBecause the enzyme must be resynthesised, the effect lasts about three days — separating doses does not help.

Grapefruit juice molecular structure (skeletal formula)
Molecular structure: Grapefruit juice

NO BOXED WARNINGS

Principal riskIrreversible CYP3A4 inhibition lasting about three days

Classes and tags

Clinical profile

Direct muscarinic antagonism0 / 4

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Memory aids: interaction avatars

Grapefruit juice CYP3A4 inhibitor avatar mnemonic
CYP3A4 inhibitor (gut only)

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