Table 2

Kinetic parameters for various CYP3A4 substrates in human lymphoblast-expressed CYP3A4 (mean ± S.E.)

CYP3A4 SubstrateMichaelis-Menten/Hill EquationTwo-Site Model
Km/S50VmaxCLint/CLmaxKsVmaxαβ
μM pmol/min/pmol P450 μl/min/pmol P450 μM pmol/min/pmol P450
TST 6β-hydroxylation2-a 42.7 ± 0.816.5 ± 0.20.2293.5 ± 4.816.5 ± 0.20.15 ± 0.02
NIF oxidation2-b 20.9 ± 2.29.7 ± 0.70.4633.4 ± 4.912.8 ± 1.50.36 ± 0.08
FEL oxidation26.4 ± 2.45.94 ± 0.230.22
SV 3′-hydroxylation35.1 ± 3.413.4 ± 0.52-c
MDZ 1′-hydroxylation3.5 ± 0.54.8 ± 0.21.37
  • 2-a Sigmoidal kinetics, Hill coefficient = 1.34 ± 0.02, CLmax calculated as defined by Houston and Kenworthy (2000).

  • 2-b Substrate inhibition, Ksi = 306 ± 55 μM, CLint calculated asVmax/Km ratio.

  • 2-c Arbitrary number due to the lack of metabolic standards.