Table 1

Effects of human liver cytosol and other proteins on DPH oxidation activities catalyzed by human liver microsomes

MicrosomesCytosol (conditions)4′-HPPH3′-HPPH3′,4′-diHPPH
pmol product/min/mg microsomal protein
Experiment 1
 HL-49.8<0.10.2
 HL-4HL-111.5<0.15.6
 HL-4HL-410.0<0.11.1
 HL-4HL-510.4<0.13.1
 HL-4HL-1012.63.21.1
 HL-1014.00.70.6
 HL-10HL-114.7<0.14.8
 HL-10HL-414.30.71.2
 HL-10HL-514.1<0.12.4
 HL-10HL-1015.44.31.1
Experiment 2
 HL-4HL-410.3<0.11.1
 HL-4HL-4 (40°C, 15 min)9.4<0.11.1
 HL-4HL-4 (50°C, 15 min)7.9<0.11.0
 HL-4HL-1013.13.11.1
 HL-4HL-10 (40°C, 15 min)12.12.61.0
 HL-4HL-10 (50°C, 15 min)10.62.51.0
 HL-4BSA14.9<0.10.2
 HL-4Rabbit serum14.0<0.10.2

DPH (100 μM) was incubated at 37°C for 30 min with human liver microsomes (HL-4 or HL-10, 1.0 mg protein/ml) in the absence or presence of liver cytosol or preheated cytosol in different conditions, BSA, or rabbit serum (5.0 mg protein/ml). Product formation activities catalyzed by each cytosol alone were not observed (<0.1 pmol/min/mg protein). Results are presented as means of duplicate determinations.