Oxidation of N, N-dimethylformamide and N, N-diethylformamide by human liver microsomes and human recombinant P450s

G Amato, E Grasso, V Longo, PG Gervasi - Toxicology letters, 2001 - Elsevier
NN, dimethyl- (DMF) and NN, diethyl-formamide (DEF) are two hepatotoxic solvents, whose
metabolism has not been investigated in humans. To identify the P450 isoforms involved in …

Effect of starvation and chlormethiazole on cytochrome P450s of rat nasal mucosa

V Longo, M Ingelman-Sundberg, G Amato… - Biochemical …, 2000 - Elsevier
Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes of nasal tissue are relatively resistant to induction by
classical inducers. In the present study, the effects of starvation on the expression of CYP1A, 2A, …

Chlorzoxazone 6-hydroxylase and p-nitrophenol hydroxylase as the most suitable activities for assaying cytochrome P450 2E1 in cynomolgus monkey liver

G Amato, V Longo, A Mazzaccaro, PG Gervasi - Drug metabolism and …, 1998 - ASPET
Western blot analyses of liver microsomes from 13 male and 12 female monkeys demonstrated
that in each sample a variable amount of a cytochrome P450 (P450) protein, likely …

Oxidation of methyl-and ethyl-tertiary-butyl ethers in rat liver microsomes: role of the cytochrome P450 isoforms

A Turini, G Amato, V Longo, PG Gervasi - Archives of toxicology, 1998 - Springer
Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) and ethyl t-butyl ether (ETBE) are commonly used in unleaded
gasoline to increase the oxygen content of fuel and to reduce carbon monoxide emissions …

Stereochemistry of the biotransformation of 1-hexene and 2-methyl-1-hexene with rat liver microsomes and purified P450s of rats and humans

C Chiappe, A De Rubertis, G Amato… - Chemical research in …, 1998 - ACS Publications
The epoxidation of 1-hexene (1a) and 2-methyl-1-hexene (1b), two hydrocarbons present in
the ambient air as pollutants, is catalyzed by some human and rat P450 enzymes. The …

Stereochemical course of the biotransformation of isoprene monoepoxides and of the corresponding diols with liver microsomes from control and induced rats

…, A De Rubertis, V Tinagli, G Amato… - Chemical Research …, 2000 - ACS Publications
The stereochemical course of the biotransformation of isoprene by liver enzymes from control
and induced rats has been determined. Between the two primarily formed metabolites, 2-…

Heterogenous effects of anthraquinones on drug-metabolizing enzymes in the liver and small intestine of rat

V Longo, G Amato, A Salvetti, PG Gervasi - Chemico-biological interactions, 2000 - Elsevier
The induction of a variety of drug-metabolizing enzymes by six anthraquinones (AQs) has
been investigated in the liver and small intestine of rat. In the liver, the intragastric …

Purification and characterization of three constitutive cytochrome P-450 isoforms from bovine olfactory epithelium

V LONGO, G AMATO, A SANTUCCI… - Biochemical …, 1997 - portlandpress.com
Three constitutive forms of cytochrome P-450 (P-450s) were isolated from olfactory microsomes
of cattle. The purified P-450s, designated P-450bov1, P-450bov2 and P-450bov3, were …

Microsomal Oxidation of N,N-Diethylformamide and Its Effect on P450-Dependent Monooxygenases in Rat Liver

G Amato, V Longo, A Mazzaccaro… - Chemical research in …, 1996 - ACS Publications
N,N-Diethylformamide (DEF) is a hepatotoxic polar solvent in which metabolism has not been
investigated. In this study we examined the following: (a) the oxidative metabolism of DEF …

Stereochemical aspects in the 4-vinylcyclohexene biotransformation with rat liver microsomes and purified P450s. Monoepoxides and diols

…, A De Rubertis, M De Carlo, G Amato… - Chemical Research …, 2001 - ACS Publications
The stereochemical course of the biotransformation of 4-vinylcyclohexene (VCH, 1) by liver
microsomes from male and female control and induced rats and purified rat P450 2B1 and …