Table 1

Effect of cytochrome b5 and NADPH P-450 reductase on CPA and IFA 4-hydroxylase activities of Supersomes

Lot#CYPsb5/P-450P-450-reductase 1-a 4OH-CPA 1-b 4OH-IFA 1-b
molar ratio pmol/min/pmol P-450 pmol/min/pmol P-450
Panel A
 53A40.40.5  ± 0.031.1  ± 0.12
E411-150 3A43.21.3  ± 0.032.1  ± 0.06
E421-150 3A4 + b5 1.53.21.4  ± 0.132.1  ± 0.03
 33A4 + b5 1.811.32.8  ± 0.54.8  ± 0.7
103A4 + b5 3.615.03.0  ± 0.065.5  ± 0.7
Panel B
 72A61.21.1  ± 0.10.8  ± 0.05
 12A6 + b5 2.51.21.3  ± 0.10.8  ± 0.06
 32B622.09.7  ± 1.70.4  ± 0.3
 12B6 + b5 2.229.913.1  ± 1.00.6  ± 0.13
 42C80.6<0.2<0.2
 12C8 + b5 1.61.40.4  ± 0.010.3  ± 0.1
 22C91-15010.70.5  ± 0.06<0.2
 12C91-1501 + b5 1.81.72.6  ± 0.640.6  ± 0.3
 32C190.70.8  ± 0.2<0.2
 12C19 + b5 1.52.44.5  ± 0.631.4  ± 0.13
 63A50.70.5  ± 0.10.3  ± 0.2
E431-150 3A5 + b5 1.51.51.6  ± 0.061.1  ± 0.07
E461-150 3A74.70.9  ± 0.010.4  ± 0.04
 13A7 + b5 0.95.70.6  ± 0.060.5  ± 0.04
  • 1-a nmoles of cytochrome c reduced/min/pmol P-450.

  • 1-b 4-OH activity was determined at 2.0 mM substrate (CPA or IFA), expressed as mean ± S.E.M. of triplicate determinations.

  • 1-150  Formulated Supersome: Two insect cells, one containing coexpressed P-450 and P-450 reductase and another containing human cytochrome b5, are mixed together to give the indicated b5/P-450 ratio.