TABLE 2

Km values for sulfation of raloxifene and 4-OHT by human cytosolic SULTs

The SULTs were expressed in E. coli XL1-blue cells using the pKK233-2 vector and purified by DEAE-Sepharose chromatography. Km values were determined using substrate concentrations between 0.025 and 1 μM to avoid substrate inhibition. The PAPS concentration was 20 μM. Apparent Km values were calculated using the Enzyme Kinetics program (Trinity Software). The values represent means ± standard deviation of three separate determinations.


SULT

Km
Raloxifene
4-OHT
μM
1A1 1.8 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.1
1A3 2.4 ± 0.4
1B1 1.8 ± 0.2
1C2 10.3 ± 1.1
1E1 a 0.2 ± 0.1
2A1 0.3 ± 0.1 1.6 ± 0.3
2B1a/b
4.2 ± 0.5

  • a An apparent Km could not be reliably estimated for SULT1E1 due to the formation of multiple sulfated products for raloxifene.