TABLE 1

Kinetic parameters of the glucuronidation of six isoflavones in jejunal and hepatic microsomes




Parametersa

Gen

Gly

Bio

Pru

Dai

For
Jejunum Vmax (total) (nmol/min/mg) 3.171 1.92 1.841 1.62 0.646 0.495
Km1 (μM) 6.628 2.66 6.652 2.05 2.439 7.250
Vmax1/Km1 (ml/min/mg) 0.478 0.72 0.276 0.79 0.265 0.068
Vmax-0 (autoact) (ml/min/mg)
Vmax-d (autoact) (nmol/min/mg)
Vmax2 (biphasic) (nmol/min/mg) 0.157
Km2 (μM) 1.73E-4
R 2 0.995 0.997 0.972 0.991 0.999 0.981
R (autoact only)
AIC -19.13 -35.72 -15.83 -33.89 -52.96 -42.32
Liver Vmax1 (nmol/min/mg) 3.713 3.720 1.250 0.343 1.190 1.384
Km1 (μM) 23.6 1.034 0.196 0.834 1.119 2.225
Vmax1/Km1 (ml/min/mg) 0.157 3.598 6.351 0.411 1.063 0.622
Vmax2 (biphasic) (nmol/min/mg) 0.826 1.647
Km2 (μM) 0.71E-7 16.65
Ksi (inhibition) 5920
R 2 0.989 0.960 0.991 0.978 0.991 0.985
R (autoact only)

AIC
-17.9
-9.13
-27.01
-32.82
-42.93
-31.89
  • GEN, genistein; GLY, glycitein; BIO, biochanin A; PRU, prunetin; DAI, daidzein; FOR, formononetin.

  • a Atypical kinetics identified as autoact, autoactivation; biphasic, biphasic kinetics; and inhibition, substrate inhibition.