TABLE 1

Characteristics of the CYP2B6 variant constructs

P450 contentaCytochrome c reductase activity Cytochrome b5 content P450/reductase/b5 ratio
pmol/mgμmol/min per milligram proteinnmol/mg protein
CYP2B6.1 + P450 reductase + cytochrome b5774.50.251:18:3
CYP2B6.4 + P450 reductase + cytochrome b51073.30.281:10:3
CYP2B6.5 + P450 reductase + cytochrome b51724.10.491:7:3
CYP2B6.6 + P450 reductase + cytochrome b54584.00.281:2:1
CYP2B6.9 + P450 reductase + cytochrome b51985.90.321:9:2
CYP2B6.18 + P450 reductase + cytochrome b502.10.34
CYP2B6.1 + P450 reductase643.61:18
CYP2B6.4 + P450 reductase282.61:30
CYP2B6.5 + P450 reductase292.61:28
CYP2B6.6 + P450 reductase372.91:24
CYP2B6.9 + P450 reductase283.01:34
CYP2B6.18 + P450 reductase01.9
  • a Determined spectrophotometrically from CO difference spectra, as described in Materials and Methods.