TABLE 2

Formation kinetics of 1,3-dimethyluric acid from theophylline in rat hepatocytes and hepatic microsomes

In Vitro SystemKm, 1Km, 2Vmax1Vmax2CLint1CLint2
mMmMnmol/min/g liverμl/min/g liver
Microsomes0.29 ± 0.0810.3 ± 4.21.5 ± 0.413.9 ± 4.05.4 ± 2.81.4 ± 0.3
Hepatocytes0.11 ± 0.045.4 ± 3.63.9 ± 1.68.0 ± 2.835.0 ± 8.72.2 ± 1.6