TABLE 1

Kinetic constants for morphine 3- and 6-glucuronide formation by human recombinant UDP-glucuronosyltransferases calculated from Michaelis-Menten models


Isoform/Pathway

Apparent Kma

Vmax a
mM pmol/min·mg
UGT1A1/3MG 18.7±1.4 4.5±0.2
UGT1A3/3MG 3.2±0.3 10.3±0.6
UGT1A6/3MG 18.0±3.7 20.8±2.6
UGT1A8/3MG 2.6±0.3 12.9±1.0
UGT1A9/3MG 37.4±5.6 31.7±3.1
UGT1A10/3MG 12.6±2.6 628.2±92.4
UGT2B7/3MGb 0.42±0.6 23.5±23.4
58.3±3.2 183.3±15.4
UGT2B7/6MGb 0.97±0.3 7.4±1.6

13.7±4.0
21.6±2.2
  • a Mean ± S.E

  • b Values for high- and low-affinity components of morphine 3- and 6-glucuronidation by UGT2B7 from fitting to biphasic Michaelis-Menten model