Detoxification Enzymes

"mrwht" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I have studied in my textbook about drugs being broken down eventually
by detoxification enzymes in the liver. What are these enzymes?

Different kinds of P450 enzymes for instance. Depending heavily on the drug
of course.

Quoted message said:

Can we
enhance the function of these enzymes?

You can enhance the function of any enzyme in the body;
the question is: is it a good choice to do so/ where is it involved/ and is
it necessary/ etc..?

Quoted message said:

So long-term drug use adds
stress to the liver?

That depends on the drug.
An enzyme doing its work is not "stress" for the liver per se; but the
metabolites that are produced can be -and in the case of phase I detox /P450
reactions often are.

Quoted message said:

Matthias Robin [censored] Heng Teck
Undergraduate Student
Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition
Kansas State University

Actually one could assume that, as a bachelor of science, you should be able
to find basic scientific information on your own.