TABLE 1

Characterization of insect cell microsomes coexpressing CYP2C9 and NADPH-cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase

Data are presented as the mean ± S.D. of three to four different expression experiments.


Recombinant Enzymes (Amino Acid Alteration)

P450 Amount

OR Activity

Molar Ratio (OR/P450)
pmol of P450/mg of protein nmol of cytochrome c reduced/min/mg of protein
CYP2C9.1 (wild type) 191 ± 19 686 ± 47 1.21 ± 0.14
CYP2C9.3 (I359L) 190 ± 26 586 ± 77 1.06 ± 0.26
CYP2C9.13 (L90P) 22 ± 5*** 608 ± 7 9.63 ± 2.43
CYP2C9.26 (T130R) 158 ± 27 614 ± 205 1.31 ± 0.47
CYP2C9.28 (Q214L) 165 ± 31 674 ± 32 1.40 ± 0.27
CYP2C9.30 (A477T) 201 ± 34 675 ± 86 1.16 ± 0.30
CYP2C9.33 (R132Q)a 192 ± 15 758 ± 43 1.32 ± 0.03
CYP2C9.34 (R335Q)a
159 ± 5
748 ± 29
1.56 ± 0.03
  • a Data on CYP2C9.33 and CYP2C9.34 was reported previously (Yin et al., 2008).

  • *** P < 0.001 vs. wild type. One-way ANOVA with a post hoc Dunnett multiple comparisons test.