TABLE 1

SULT specificity, nonspecific protein binding, and sulfation clearance obtained in liver and intestinal cytosol for quercetin, raloxifene, salbutamol, and troglitazone

DrugMajor SULT SpecificityaPredicted fuinc at 1.5 mg/mlbExperimentally Derived fuinc (1.5 mg/ml HLC)Unbound CLint,SULTc
HLCHIC
μl · min1 · mg1
QuercetinSULT1E1, SULT1A10.86N.D.141 ± 27186 ± 20
RaloxifeneSULT1E10.030.1445 ± 2641 ± 8
SalbutamolSULT1A30.840.598.7 ± 4.48.0 ± 3.3
TroglitazoneSULT1E1, SULT1A10.050.2336 ± 1457 ± 37
  • N.D., no experimental value could be determined because of compound degradation during equilibrium dialysis.

  • a References in supplemental data.

  • b Data predicted using Hallifax and Houston (2006) algorithm.

  • c Data represent the mean ± S.D. of three separate experiments using the same pool of HLC or HIC.