Table 1

Michaelis-Menten kinetic parameters of S-mephobarbital N-demethylation in cDNA-expressed CYP2B6 and human liver microsomes

MicrosomesVmaxKmVmax/Km
pmol/min/mg μM μl/min/mg
CYP2B62.92640.011
HL345.42360.023
HL384.62760.017

The concentration range of S-mephobarbital used was 100 μM to 1 mM. HL, human liver.