TABLE 1

Experimental settings for optimizing incubation conditions of an automated UGT phenotyping assay using a panel of 10 UGT probe substrates in HLMs

Experimental ConditionValue
MaterialPooled HLMs (150 donors)
15 HLMs from single donors
Enzyme concentration1 mg/ml
Incubation volume0.4 ml
Alamethicin treatment10 µg/ml, for 30 min at 4°C
Preincubation step 5 min, shaking at 37°C
Incubation time0.5–30 min, shaking at 37°C
Incubation bufferPotassium phosphate (100 mM at pH 7.4)
Tris-HCl (100 mM at pH 7.4)
MgCl20, 1, 2, 5, 8, and 10 mM
UDPGA1, 2.5, 3.75, 5, 8, 12, 16, and 25 mM
BSA0%, 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2% w/v