Cellular response to synthetic drugs : a metabolomics approach

• Main Author: Chen, William Wei Ning.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Research Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/17224
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Propranolol is a nonselective β-blocker of the β-adrenergic receptors, with the S-enantiomer being more active compared with the R-enantiomer. Clinically, it has been shown to be effective in hypermetabolic burn patients by decreasing cardiac work, protein catabolism and lipolysis. While gene expres...