TABLE 3

Kinetic parameters for amitriptyline, imipramine, and diphenhydramine N-glucuronidation by recombinant His-tagged UGT1A3, UGT1A4, and UGT2B10

Km or S50VmaxNormalized VmaxCLint or CLmaxKinKinetic Model
µMpmol/min/mgpmol/min/mgnl/min/mgµM
Amitriptyline
 UGT1A3490 ± 42740 ± 7122 ± 2.123 ± 3.82.3 ± 0.4Hill
 UGT1A4450 ± 72530 ± 12056 ± 13130 ± 370Michaelis-Menten
 UGT2B107.5 ± 5.17.5 ± 2.07.5 ± 2.01600 ± 1500130 ± 28Substrate inhibition
Imipramine
 UGT1A3760 ± 11024 ± 5.60.7 ± 0.20.6 ± 0.11.2 ± 0.0Hill
 UGT1A4500 ± 5555 ± 2.15.8 ± 0.28.2 ± 0.71.1 ± 0.0Hill
 UGT2B107.2 ± 5.52.5 ± 0.32.5 ± 0.3470 ± 260380 ± 250Substrate inhibition
Diphenhydramine
 UGT1A3N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A
 UGT1A4470 ± 26150 ± 8.216 ± 0.934 ± 1.4Michaelis-Menten
 UGT2B1037 ± 133.6 ± 1.03.6 ± 1.099 ± 8.7Michaelis-Menten
  • CLint, intrinsic clearance; CLmax, maximum clearance; N.A., not applicable.