Table 1

Kinetics of DXM metabolism by individual human cytochrome P450 enzymes

CYP2D6CYP3A4CYP2B6CYP2C9CYP2C19CYP2C18
RAF (%) (von Moltke et al., 1998)2.956N.A.30.910.1N.A.
APC (%) (McGinnity et al., 2000)2300.21-a 204N.A.
DXO formation
V max (pmol/pmol P450/min)11.9  ± 0.75.4  ± 0.20.5  ± 0.13.4  ± 0.21.3  ± 0.12.4  ± 0.2
K m (μM)3.7  ± 1.2157  ± 26243  ± 79222  ± 49219  ± 35453  ± 91
V max/K m (μl/pmol P450/min)3.220.0340.0020.0150.0060.005
 RAF-normalized V max/K m(%)79.216.3N.C.40.5N.C.
 APC-normalized V max/K m(%)82.613.2N.C.3.90.3N.C.
MEM formation
V max (pmol/pmol P450/min)38.5  ± 7.121.3  ± 0.929.9  ± 0.61.0  ± 0.11.9  ± 0.117.2  ± 1.1
K m (μM)1290  ± 575232  ± 38105  ± 7343  ± 75237  ± 38354  ± 81
V max/K m (μl/pmol P450/min)0.0300.0920.2830.0030.0080.049
 RAF-normalized V max/K m(%)1.695.1N.C.1.61.7N.C.
 APC-normalized V max/K m(%)292.91.91.91.3N.C.
HYM formation from DXO
V max (pmol/pmol P450/min)10.5  ± 1.32.6  ± 0.5
K m (μM)2640  ± 570724  ± 213
V max/K m (μl/pmol P450/min)0.0040.004
HYM formation from MEM
V max (pmol/pmol P450/min)4.3  ± 0.10.13  ± 0.01
K m (μM)5.0  ± 0.449.6  ± 21.1
V max/K m (μl/pmol P450/min)0.860.003

RAF and APC of each P450 in human liver were used to analyze their comparative contributions to metabolite formation.

  • N.C., not calculated; N.A., not available.

  • 1-a  From Shimada, 1994.