TABLE 2

Km, Vmax, and hepatic clearance (Vmax/Km) estimates for Type I pyrethroids incubated in rat hepatic microsomes

Values were obtained using three different pooled microsomal samples.


Pyrethroid

Isomer

Km

Vmax

Vmax/Km
μM nmol/min/mg microsomal protein ml/min/mg microsomal protein
Bifenthrin 100% cis 5.42 0.64 0.12
(3.25-8.52)a (0.56-0.74)
S-Bioallethrin 100% trans 31.11 4.40 0.14
(8.38-233.16) (2.81-12.59)
Bioresmethrin 96% trans 3.87 0.32 0.08
2% trans (2.33-7.07) (0.25-0.44)
cis-Permethrin 100% cis 3.70 0.14 0.04
(1.60-9.20) (0.11-0.20)
trans-Permethrin 96% trans 9.03 0.97 0.11

4% cis
(5.66-15.42)
(0.82-1.23)

  • a 95% confidence interval.