Table 1

Effects of treatments of male rats with chemical inducers on liver microsomal 1,8-cineole 2-hydroxylation activities

Treatment of RatsP450 Content1,8-Cineole 2-Hydroxylation
nmol/mg protein nmol/min/nmol P450
Untreated0.67<0.05
β-Naphthoflavone1.16<0.05
Isosafrole1.10<0.05
Phenobarbital1.481.6 ± 0.04
Ethanol0.96<0.05
PCN1.4110.4 ± 0.17

1,8-Cineole 2-hydroxylation activities by liver microsomes of rats treated with various chemicals were determined by the methods as described under Materials and Methods. Data are means of duplicate determinations.