TABLE 3

Metabolic rates during 27 h of incubation and percentages of retained metabolic rates compared with 0 to 3 h of incubation in colon slices

Results (mean ± S.E.M.) are extracted from data in Figs. 2 and 6 (n = 3-6 rats); 7HC data are extracted from not shown data.


Metabolite Formed

0-3 h (100%)

5-8 h

8-11 h

24-27 h
pmol/min/mg protein (%)
7HC (CYP1A, 1B) 22.1 ± 9.5 31.5 ± 16 (143) 17.6 ± 5.9 (80) 7.2 ± 4.6 (32)
6β-TOH (CYP3A) 4.7 ± 1.7 3.0 ± 2 (64) 4.1 ± 1.3 (87) 9.2 ± 1.8 (196)
Androstenedione (several CYPs, 17β-HSD) 95 ± 26 62 ± 8 (65) 77 ± 24 (81) 85 ± 24 (90)
7HC-GLUC 653 ± 57 509 ± 45(78)** 635 ± 194 (97) 579 ± 212 (89)
7HC-SULF
64 ± 6.4
58 ± 6 (91)*
58 ± 16 (90)
50 ± 7.5 (78)
  • P450, cytochrome P450; 17β-HSD, 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.

  • * Significantly different from 0-3 h with p < 0.05.

  • ** Significantly different from 0-3 h with p < 0.01.