TABLE 7

Predicted (from ANS fluorescence) versus observed (from equilibrium dialysis) fu(mic) values for the validation set

Equilibrium dialysis data are taken from McLure et al. (2000) and Rowland et al. (2006), except for itraconazole (determined in this study). The fu(mic) values were generated from ANS fluorescence normalized to HLM protein concentration of 1 mg/ml using eq. 2 (see Materials and Methods).

DrugPredicted fu(mic) and Observed fu(mic)
PredictedObservedPredictedObservedPredictedObserved
100 μM200 μM500 μM
Itraconazole0.020.030.030.020.030.02
Amitriptyline0.400.440.47a0.500.55
Nortriptyline0.430.460.480.400.550.61
Phenytoin0.870.830.960.890.96a
S-Naproxen0.960.991.00.991.00.97
Lamotrigine0.960.931.01.01.00.96
  • a Not determined by McLure et al. (2000).