TABLE 4

Hepatic glucuronidation activities using 10 UGT probe substrates in pooled HLMs and in the presence of increasing UDPGA concentrations (1, 2.5, 3.75, 5, 8, 12, 16, and 25 mM)

Values are presented as the mean ± S.D. unless otherwise mentioned.

UGT Substrate Concentration (5 µM)KmMaximal Reaction RateS50Hill CoefficientKiMaximal Activity at 
5 mM UDPGAModel
mMmMmM%
β-Estradiol1.77 ± 0.140.64 ± 0.01N/AN/AN/A73MM
Chenodeoxycholic acid4.79 ± 0.800.27 ± 0.012.29 ± 0.121.89 ± 0.18N/A80SMM
Trifluoperazine9.13 ± 0.990.34 ± 0.025.59 ± 0.561.29 ± 0.11N/A47SMM
5-Hydroxytryptophol2.79 ± 1.741.02 ± 0.40N/AN/A3.69 ± 2.0284cSI
Propofol0.80 ± 0.170.09 ± 0.00N/AN/AN/A76MM
Gemfibrozil0.04 ± 0.100.40 ± 0.02N/AN/A113.7 ± 61.889cSI
Zidovudinea2.47 ± 0.330.29 ± 0.01N/AN/AN/A65MM
Amitriptyline3.07 ± 0.191.19 ± 0.074.47 ± 0.830.75 ± 0.07N/A52SMM
Oxazepamb1.02 ± 0.120.07 ± 0.001.04 ± 0.180.68 ± 0.14N/A75SMM
Testosterone1.63 ± 0.201.59 ± 0.031.28 ± 0.071.94 ± 0.21N/A96SMM
  • Ki, substrate inhibition constant; Km, UDPGA affinity constant; MM, hyperbolic Michaelis–Menten model; N/A, not available; S50, UDPGA concentration at which half of maximal activity is reached; SI, substrate inhibition model; SMM, sigmoid Michaelis–Menten model.

  • a Incubation of 100 µM zidovudine.

  • b Incubation of racemic oxazepam.

  • c Maximal activity reached at 2.5 mM UDPGA.