Table 3

Kinetic parameters (SE) for naproxen demethylation estimated from the biphasic kinetic equation (equation 3) showing activation by p-tolylsulfone at 50 and 100 μM concentrations

p-TolylsulfoneVmax1Km1Clint3-a
μM pmol/min/pmol P450 μM μl/min/pmol P450
02.8 (0.6)45.7 (26.5)0.01 (.0003)
5019.2 (4.1)130.5 (70.8)0.003 (.002)
10021.8 (4.4)67.0 (54.0)0.003 (.003)
  • 3-a  Clint =Vmax2/Km2.