Table 1

Apparent Michaelis-Menten parameters (± SE of determination) for theN-despropylation and hydroxylation of ropinirole in microsomes from three human livers

N-despropylationH32H99H102
 Vmax1 (nmol/hr/mg protein)420  ± 30930  ± 140220  ± 7.4
K M1(μM)2000  ± 4304100  ± 9302000  ± 240
V max2 (nmol/hr/mg protein)16  ± 132.2  ± 3.25.3  ± 4.2
K M2 (μM)48  ± 504.9  ± 1251  ± 54
HydroxylationH32H99H102
V max1 (nmol/hr/mg protein)330  ± 50390  ± 2046  ± 10
K M1 (μM)6200  ± 18003900  ± 5701700  ± 800
V max2 (nmol/hr/mg protein)3.7  ± 3.917  ± 6.30.1  ± 0.9
K M2 (μM)43  ± 6687  ± 397.6  ± 87