Abstract
The reconstituted liver microsomal hydroxylation system was used to study the formation of a metabolite-cytochrome P-450 complex absorbing maximally at 455 nm, with benzphetamine and N-hydroxyamphetamine as substrates. Complex formation required the presence of NADPH, substrate, NADPH-cytochrome c reductase, lipid, and cytochrome P-450, indicating that metabolism of the substrate is essential. In the presence of fixed amounts of lipid and NADPH-cytochrome c reductase, the rate of complex formation with cytochrome P-450 isolated from phenobarbital-treated rats was much greater than that observed with cytochrome P-48 from 3-methylcholanthrene-treated rats or rabbits. These results are consistent with recent studies indicating that different forms of cytochrome P-450 with distinct spectral, catalytic, and immunological properties exist in liver microsomes.
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