Table 2

Reactivity of rabbit and human UGTs with primary and secondary amines

Rabbit/Human UGTPrimary AminesSecondary AminesReference
Purified enzymes
 Rabbit
  Estrone UGTαNA ≈ βNA ≈ 4-ABPNT(Tephly et al., 1988)
 Human
  pI 6.2 UGTαNANT(Irshaid and Tephly, 1987)
  pI 7.4 UGTαNA > 4-ABP > βNANT(Irshaid and Tephly, 1987)
Expressed UGTs
 Human
  UGT2B15NoneNT(Green et al., 1994)
  UGT1A1NoneNT(King et al., 1996)
  UGT1A34-ABP > αNA ≈ 2-ABP ≈ βNADiphenyl amine(Green et al., 1998)
  UGT1A4αNA, βNA, 4-ABP, 2-ABP > benzidine >> dapsoneDiphenyl amine Desmethyl clozapine(Green et al., 1995; Green and Tephly, 1996)
  UGT1A6αNA > βNA >> 4ABPN-OH βNA >> N-OH 4-ABP(Huskey et al., 1994;
Triazoles and tetrazoles Orzechowski et al., 1994)
  UGT1A9αNA > βNA > 4-ABP DapsoneN-OH βNA >> N-OH 4-ABP(Orzechowski et al., 1994)
  • NT indicates that these compounds were not tested.