TABLE 1

Michaelis-Menten kinetic constants for the N-desmethylclobazam formation by cDNA-expressed CYP3A4, CYP2C19, and CYP2B6 and the 4′-hydroxy-N-desmethylclobazam formation by cDNA-expressed CYP2C19 Values are mean ± S.D.; each mean was obtained from three experiments in duplicate.



cDNA-Expressed

CYP3A4
CYP2C19
CYP 2B6
N-Desmethyclobazam (NCLB) formation
   Apparent Km (μM) 29.0 ± 2.9 31.9 ± 2.9 289 ± 39
   Vmax (nmol/min/nmol P450) 6.20 ± 0.23 1.15 ± 0.04 5.70 ± 0.29
   CLint (μl/min/nmol P450) 214 36.1 19.7
4′-Hydroxy-N-desmethylclobazam (OH-NCLB) formation
   Apparent Km (μM) 5.74 ± 0.87
   Vmax (nmol/min/nmol P450) 0.219 ± 0.020
   CLint (μl/min/nmol P450) 38.2
   Hill coefficient

1.54

  • Km, Michaelis constant, Vmax, maximum rate of formation, CLint, intrinsic clearance (CLint = Vmax/apparent Km).