TABLE 1

Kinetics of esculetin, 4-methylesculetin, 4-phenylesculetin, and 4-hydroxymethyl esculetin in HLM and UGTs

Km and Vmax values are expressed as best fit values ± S.E.

CompoundKmVmaxCLint
HLM1A61A9HLM1A61A9HLM1A61A9
μMnmol/min/mgμl/min/mg
Esculetin347.9 ± 19.0178.1 ± 8.9115.1 ± 10.311.6 ± 0.33.2 ± 0.12.0 ± 0.133.317.917.3
4-ME85.5 ± 3.969.1 ± 4.930.5 ± 1.833.4 ± 0.519.3 ± 0.44.7 ± 0.1390.6279.3154.0
4-PE7.7 ± 0.53.5 ± 0.312.0 ± 0.25.2 ± 0.11558.41485.7
4-HME748.8 ± 177.0789.9 ± 85.110.3 ± 1.35.3 ± 0.313.76.7