TABLE 1

Apparent kinetic parameters for glucuronidation of amitriptyline, imipramine, clomipramine, and trimipramine by pooled human liver microsomes and human recombinant UGT2B10 and UGT1A4

Data are presented as mean ± S.E. of parameter fit. See Materials and Methods for individual kinetic equation.

Kma or S50bVmaxKm2Vmax2KsinCLint2CLintc or CLmaxdEquation
μMpmol/min/mgμMpmol/min/mgμMμl/min/mgμl/min/mg
UGT2B10
    Amitriptyline2.60 ± 0.48a120 ± 7N.A.N.A.353 ± 137N.A.N.A.46.2cEq. 4
    Imipramine16.8 ± 1.3a59.6 ± 1.3N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.3.5cEq. 1
    Clomipramine14.4 ± 0.8a150 ± 2N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.10.4cEq. 1
    Trimipramine11.2 ± 0.9a9.90 ± 0.19N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.0.9cEq. 1
UGT1A4
    Amitriptyline448 ± 27a1890 ± 70N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.4.2cEq. 1
    Imipramine262 ± 46b700 ± 78N.A.N.A.N.A.1.5 ± 0.1N.A.1.4dEq. 3
    Clomipramine112 ± 8b1430 ± 60N.A.N.A.N.A.1.8 ± 0.2N.A.6.4dEq. 3
    Trimipramine258 ± 26a313 ± 15N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.1.2cEq. 1
Pooled HLM
    Amitriptyline1.75 ± 1.45a85.6 ± 21.7343 ± 651210 ± 80N.A.N.A.N.A.52.4cEq. 2
    Imipramine9.92 ± 7.49a55.7 ± 15.8N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.0.98 ± 0.036.6cEq. 5
    Clomipramine108 ± 6b1750 ± 50N.A.N.A.N.A.1.9 ± 0.1N.A.8.1dEq. 3
    Trimipramine277 ± 46b319 ± 28N.A.N.A.N.A.1.2 ± 0.1N.A.0.7dEq. 3
  • N.A., not applicable.

  • a Km fitting from Michaelis-Menten equation, substrate inhibition equation or biphasic equation.

  • b S50 fitting from the Hill equation.

  • c CLint calculated as Vmax/Km.

  • d CLmax calculated according to eq. 6.