Table 2

Kinetics of mexazolam metabolite formation in human liver microsomes

KmVmaxnCLint
μM nmol/min/mg ml/min/mg
Male29.2  ± 10.60.68  ± 0.121.34  ± 0.260.023
Female26.5  ± 3.81.64  ± 0.111.30  ± 0.100.062

The kinetic parameters Km, Vmax, and n (mean ± calculated S.D.) were calculated from data shown in Fig. 4 according to eq. 1. The CLintwas estimated by dividing Vmax byKm.

  • CLint, intrinsic clearance.