TABLE 1

Characteristics of the S 55746 compound

ParametersMouseRatDogHuman
Drug-dependent parameters
 pKaAcidic: 9.7/Base: 6.9
 Log P4.4
 Molecular weight (g/mol)710.8
 PCaco-2 (106 cm/s)5.00
Species-dependent parameters (%)
 fu,p1.502.771.782.50
Rbl:p1.101.120.810.86
In vitro metabolic parameters
 Microsome parameters
  Vm (pmol/min per milligram protein)13104260n/a1070
  Km (µM)0.441.54n/a0.625
 Hepatocyte parameters
  Vm (pmol/min per 106 hepatocytes)627n/a132283.8
  Km (µM)3.4n/a0.81.08
Metabolic pathway in humans
 Clearance due to cytochromes85%
 Contribution of cytochromes97% due to CYP3A4
 MBI parameters
  kinact (1/h)12.6
  Kapp (µM)1.55
 Induction parameters
  Ind max10.41
  Ind C50 (µM)3.03
  • Ind C50, concentration at which there is a 50% maximal induction effect; Ind max, maximum induction; MBI, mechanism-based inhibition.