TABLE 2

Metabolic stability of test compounds in liver microsomes and cDNA-expressed human P450 enzymes: contribution of specific P450 enzymes to in vitro metabolism



Human Liver Microsomes Percentage Inhibition by Ketoconazolea

cDNA-Expressed Human P450s Relative Percentage of Metabolite(s) to Total Drug-Related UV Peaksb

1A2
2C9
2C19
2D6
3A4
BMS-1 95 0 <1.0 0 <0.2 14.2
BMS-2 72 0 4.3 0 <0.2 9.3
BMS-3
53
0
8.3
<0.02
<0.2
6.2
  • a Percentage inhibition was estimated by comparing the percentage loss of the test compounds at 0- and 5-min incubation of test compounds in the presence and absence of ketoconazole (2 μM).

  • b Relative percentage of metabolite(s) was estimated by combining all the detectable metabolite peaks by LC/UV and comparing that with the total UV absorbance for all the drug-related peaks at λ = 280 nm.