Table 4

Catalytic activity of human and animal liver microsomes with fluorometric substrates4-a

Liver Microsomes SourceSubstrate
AMMCMeAMFCCMCCECMFCBFCDBFBQBzRes
Human (pooled, mixed gender)3.125.749175421744205289308014
Male SD rat3132768444912497302121536923
Female SD rat24015670943114053255011026.74
Female DA rat164-c 1638
Substrate concentration (μM)1.5254040505024050
Incubation time (min)30 (human)45 (human)555305530
5 (rat)10 (rat)
Protein concentration (mg/ml)0.54-b 0.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.5
  • 4-a  Values, expressed as pmol product per minute per milligram of protein, represent the mean of duplicate or with DA rat only triplicate determinations. Ranges or S.D. were within 10% of the mean in all cases.

  • 4-b  Protein concentration for DA rat was 0.125 mg/ml.

  • 4-c  Dashes indicate experiment not done.