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Alfin D. N. Vaz
Researcher at Pfizer
Publications - 22
Citations - 818
Alfin D. N. Vaz is an academic researcher from Pfizer. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pharmacokinetics & Metabolite. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 22 publications receiving 691 citations.
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The pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and clearance mechanisms of tofacitinib, a janus kinase inhibitor, in humans.
Martin E. Dowty,Jinyan Lin,Tim F. Ryder,Weiwei Wang,Gregory S. Walker,Alfin D. N. Vaz,Gary L Chan,Sriram Krishnaswami,Chandra Prakash +8 more
TL;DR: The pharmacokinetic characterization of tofacitinib has been consistent with its clinical experience in drug-drug interaction studies, and Cytochrome P450 (P450) profiling indicated that tofacItinib was mainly metabolized by CYP3A4, with a smaller contribution from CYP2C19.
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Pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and excretion of the antidiabetic agent ertugliflozin (PF-04971729) in healthy male subjects.
Zhuang Miao,Gianluca Nucci,Neeta B. Amin,Raman Sharma,Vincent Mascitti,Meera Tugnait,Alfin D. N. Vaz,Ernesto Callegari,Amit S. Kalgutkar +8 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that ertugliflozin is well absorbed in humans, and eliminated largely via glucuronidation, suggestive of moderate metabolic elimination in humans.
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Deuterium Isotope Effects on Drug Pharmacokinetics. I. System-Dependent Effects of Specific Deuteration with Aldehyde Oxidase Cleared Drugs
Raman Sharma,Timothy J. Strelevitz,Hongying Gao,Alan J. Clark,Klaas Schildknegt,R. Scott Obach,Sharon L. Ripp,Douglas K. Spracklin,Larry M. Tremaine,Alfin D. N. Vaz +9 more
TL;DR: To gain from the application of deuteration as a strategy to alter drug pharmacokinetics, these studies demonstrate the importance of understanding the systemic clearance mechanism and knowing the identity of the metabolic enzymes involved, the extent to which they contribute to metabolic clearance, and the degree to which metabolism contributes to the systemic cleared.
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Pyridone Methylsulfone Hydroxamate LpxC Inhibitors for the Treatment of Serious Gram-Negative Infections
Justin I. Montgomery,Matthew Frank Brown,Usa Reilly,Loren M. Price,Joseph A. Abramite,Joel T. Arcari,Rose Barham,Ye Che,Jinshan Michael Chen,Seung Won Chung,Elizabeth M. Collantes,Charlene R. Desbonnet,Matthew David Doroski,Jonathan L. Doty,Juntyma J. Engtrakul,Thomas M. Harris,Michael D. Huband,John D. Knafels,Karen L. Leach,Shenping Liu,Anthony Marfat,Laura A. McAllister,Eric B. McElroy,Carol A. Menard,Mark J. Mitton-Fry,Lisa Mullins,Mark C. Noe,John P. O'Donnell,Robert M. Oliver,Joseph Penzien,Mark S. Plummer,Veerabahu Shanmugasundaram,Christy Thoma,Andrew P. Tomaras,Daniel P. Uccello,Alfin D. N. Vaz,Donn G. Wishka +36 more
TL;DR: Members of this series of LpxC inhibitors have improved solubility and free fraction when compared to compounds in the previously described biphenyl methylsulfone hydroxamate series, and they maintain superior Gram-negative antibacterial activity to comparator agents.
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Metabolic activation of the nontricyclic antidepressant trazodone to electrophilic quinone-imine and epoxide intermediates in human liver microsomes and recombinant P4503A4.
Amit S. Kalgutkar,Kirk R. Henne,Mary E. Lame,Alfin D. N. Vaz,Claire Collin,John R. Soglia,Sabrina X. Zhao,Cornelis E.C.A. Hop +7 more
TL;DR: Findings are consistent with bioactivation sequences involving aromatic hydroxylation of the 3-chlorophenyl-ring in trazodone followed by the two-electron oxidation of this metabolite to a reactive quinone-imine intermediate and oxidation of the pyridinone ring to an electrophilic epoxide.