Table 4

Correlation of the formation of 5-HOS with isoform-specific CYP activities

ActivityCorrelation Coefficient (r)
5-HOSERODaseCOHaseTOLaseMPHaseDEXaseDMNaseERNDase
ERNDase0.885** 0.0890.667* 0.4800.811** 0.3220.3221.000
DMNase0.0220.3590.0200.0840.0810.0271.000
DEXase0.5380.732* 0.2150.848* 0.3511.000
MPHase0.954*** 0.0610.761* 0.5721.000
TOLase0.696* 0.4440.5461.000
COHase0.670* −0.2861.000
ERODase0.2381.000
5-HOS1.000
  • ERODase, ethoxyresorufin O-demethylase; COHase, coumarin 7-hydroxylase; TOLase, tolbutamide methylhydroxylase; MPHase,S-mephenytoin 4′-hydroxylase; DEXase, dextromethorphanO-demethylase; DMNase,N,N-dimethylnitrosamine N-demethylase; ERNDase, erythromycin N-demethylase. N = 10 (microsomes from 10 different livers as in fig. 2).

  • p values are as follows: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.