Table 2

Kinetic parameters for the N-demethylation of (R)- and (S)-ketamine by microsomes from human B-lymphoblastoid cell lines expressing CYP2B6, CYP2C9, and CYP3A4

(R)-Ketamine(S)-Ketamine
KmVmaxCLintKmVmaxCLint
μM pmol/min/pmol CYP ml/min/pmol CYP μM pmol/min/pmol CYP ml/min/pmol CYP
CYP2B674.1  ± 34.233.3  ± 5.0526  ± 26444.4  ± 9.632.6  ± 3.0750  ± 107
CYP2C9521.4  ± 122.728.6  ± 1.757  ± 12756.2  ± 85.842.1  ± 13.557  ± 23
CYP3A4711.3  ± 250.251.6  ± 8.376  ± 16399.0  ± 48.342.9  ± 16.4105  ± 30

Each value represents the mean ± S.D. of three independent experiments.