TABLE 7

Summary of enzyme kinetic parameters (Mean ± S.E.) for 12 human cytochrome P450 activities in pooled human liver microsomes and recombinant heterologously expressed P450 enzymes


Enzyme

Assay

Pooled Human Liver Microsomes

Recombinant Heterologously Expressed Enzyme
Kinetic mechanism
Km
Vmax
Kinetic mechanism
Km
Vmax
μM pmol/mg/min μM pmol/pmol
P450/min
CYP1A2 Phenacetin O-deethylase Simple 47.0 ± 1.9 688 ± 10 Simple 16.7 ± 0.9 31.3 ± 0.7
CYP2A6 Coumarin 7-hydroxylase Simple 0.841 ± 0.037 940 ± 10 Simple 0.826 ± 0.037 12.4 ± 0.2
CYP2B6 Bupropion hydroxylase Simple 81.7 ± 1.3 413 ± 2 Simple 66.8 ± 1.4 12.9 ± 0.1
CYP2C8 Amodiaquine N-deethylase Simple 1.89 ± 0.06 1480 ± 20 Simple 0.728 ± 0.040 11.2 ± 0.2
CYP2C9 Diclofenac 4′-hydroxylase Simple 4.04 ± 0.12 1670 ± 20 Simple 0.589 ± 0.020 14.9 ± 0.1
CYP2C9 Tolbutamide hydroxylase Simple 147 ± 4 276 ± 3 Simple 82.0 ± 2.5 11.9 ± 0.1
CYP2C19 (S)-Mephenytoin 4′-hydroxylase Simple 57.2 ± 2.2 58.3 ± 0.8 Simple 17.3 ± 0.5 8.76 ± 0.07
CYP2D6 Dextromethorphan O-demethylase Simple 4.64 ± 0.21 202 ± 3 Simple 0.196 ± 0.003 5.84 ± 0.02
CYP2E1 Chlorzoxazone 6-hydroxylase Simple 73.9 ± 2.2 2360 ± 20 Simple 135 ± 5 27.3 ± 0.4
CYP3A Felodipine dehydrogenase Substrate inhibition 2.81 ± 0.61 1630 ± 180 Substrate inhibition 0.938 ± 1.137a 36.8 ± 3.0a
Substrate inhibition 1.41 ± 0.17b 24.2 ± 2.0b
CYP3A Midazolam 1′-hydroxylase Substrate inhibition 2.27 ± 0.18 1220 ± 40 Substrate inhibition 0.622 ± 0.025a 16.3 ± 0.3a
Substrate inhibition 1.53 ± 0.09b 54.6 ± 1.8b
CYP3A Testosterone 6β-hydroxylase Simple 46.4 ± 1.9 5260 ± 80 Substrate inhibition 31.4 ± 2.5a 210 ± 9a





Substrate inhibition
106 ± 13b
164 ± 12b
  • a Mean ± S.E. for recombinant CYP3A4

  • b Mean ± S.E. for recombinant CYP3A5