TABLE 3

Mean enzyme kinetic parameters of the formation of endosulfan sulfate from endosulfan isomers from the cDNA-expressed P450s




CYP2B6

CYP3A4

CYP3A5

Total CLint
α-Endosulfan
    Vmax (pmol/min/pmol P450 isoform) 10.31 2.04 0.50
    Km (μM) 5.58 3.30 10.54
    CLint [Vmax/Km (μl/min/pmol P450)] 1.85 0.62 0.05 2.52
    n 0.23 0.97 0.98
β-Endosulfan
    Vmax (pmol/min/pmol P450 isoform) 34.75 25.36
    Km (μM) 7.25 4.48
    CLint [Vmax/Km (μl/min/pmol P450)] 4.80 5.66 10.46
    n

1.26
1.29