Table 1

Kinetic parameters of nicotine N-glucuronidation in human liver microsomes

Human Liver MicrosomesHigh-Affinity ComponentLow-Affinity Component
KmVmaxVmax/KmKmVmaxVmax/Km
μM pmol/min/mg μl/min/mg mM pmol/min/mg μl/min/mg
H00318.980.94.3167.0181.11.1
H03016.352.33.2254.7107.90.4
H04275.172.61.0456.0130.30.3
H11222.034.11.6261.076.60.3
Mean ± SD33.1 ± 28.160.0 ± 21.02.5 ± 1.5284.7 ± 122.0124.0 ± 44.00.5 ± 0.4
H16154.052.81.0453.3134.80.3

Nicotine (25 μM–1 mM) was incubated at 37°C for 60 min with 0.5 mg/ml of human liver microsomes.