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CYP2B6, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 Catalyze the Primary Oxidative Metabolism of Perhexiline Enantiomers by Human Liver Microsomes

Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia (B.J.D., J.K.C., A.A.S., B.C.S.); Department of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia (B.J.D., B.C.S.); and Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia (R.W.M.)

The cytochrome P450 (P450)-mediated 4-monohydroxylations of the individual enantiomers of the racemic antianginal agent perhexiline (PHX) were investigated in human liver microsomes (HLMs) to identify stereoselective differences in metabolism and to determine the contribution of the polymorphic enzyme CYP2D6 and other P450s to the intrinsic clearance of each enantiomer. The cis-, trans1-, and trans2-4-monohydroxylation rates of (+)- and (–)-PHX by human liver microsomes from three extensive metabolizers (EMs), two intermediate metabolizers (IMs), and two poor metabolizers (PMs) of CYP2D6 were measured with a high-performance liquid chromatography assay. P450 isoform-specific inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies directed against P450 isoforms, and recombinantly expressed human P450 enzymes were used to define the P450 isoform profile of PHX 4-monohydroxylations. The total in vitro intrinsic clearance values (mean ± S.D.) of (+)- and (–)-PHX were 1376 ± 330 and 2475 ± 321, 230 ± 225 and 482 ± 437, and 63.4 ± 1.6 and 54.6 ± 1.2 µl/min/mg for the EM, IM, and PM HLMs, respectively. CYP2D6 catalyzes the formation of cis-OH-(+)-PHX and trans1-OH-(+)-PHX from (+)-PHX and cis-OH-(–)-PHX from (–)-PHX with high affinity. CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 each catalyze the trans1- and trans2-4-monohydroxylation of both (+)- and (–)-PHX with low affinity. Both enantiomers of PHX are subject to significant polymorphic metabolism by CYP2D6, although this enzyme exhibits distinct stereoselectivity with respect to the conformation of metabolites and the rate at which they are formed. CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 are minor contributors to the intrinsic P450-mediated hepatic clearance of both enantiomers of PHX, except in CYP2D6 PMs.