TABLE 1

Study compounds

CompoundTop Assay Concentration (ยตM)Mechanisms of ToxicityCytochrome P450 Metabolism
Amiodarone125Mitochondrial toxicity (Kaufmann et al., 2005)CYP1A1, CYP3A4 (Elsherbiny et al., 2008)
Aflatoxin B1140DNA adductor causing mutations and reactive oxygen species formation (Do and Choi, 2007)CYP3A4, CYP1A2 (Guengerich et al., 1996)
Troglitazone125Idiosyncratic hepatotoxic, impaired mitochondria function (Jaeschke, 2007)CYP3A (Kassahun et al., 2001)
Ximelagatran400Unknown hepatotoxic mechanism, connected to raised aminotransferase levels (Lee et al., 2005)None of the major P450s are involved in the metabolism (Bredberg et al., 2003; Clement and Lopian, 2003)