Table 3

Recovery of testosterone 6β-hydroxylase activity after an 18-h dialysis following a 20-min preincubation with DDB and NADPH in human liver microsomes

DDB% of Control Activity Remaining
+NADPH −Dialysis+NADPH+Dialysis−NADPH +Dialysis
μM
0100100100
0.2567.6.1  ± 8.790.1  ± 9.094.2  ± 3.9
0.547.2  ± 8.383.0  ± 6.9101.0  ± 14.1
140.9  ± 5.061.2  ± 8.089.3  ± 6.0
514.8  ± 1.023.4  ± 1.687.3  ± 10.5

The uninhibited rates of the reaction in column 1, 2, and 3 were 0.53, 0.47, and 0.52 nmol/min/mg of protein, respectively. Each value represents the mean ± S.D. of three determinations.