Benzo(a)pyrene metabolism by purified forms of rabbit liver microsomal cytochrome P-450, cytochrome b5 and epoxide hydrase in reconstituted phospholipid vesicles |
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Authors: | Annika Brunström Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Karolinska Institutet, Box 60 400, S-104 01 Stockholm, Sweden |
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Abstract: | The roles of rabbit liver cytochrome b5, epoxide hydrase and various forms of cytochrome P-450 in the NADPH-dependent metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene were examined. After incorporation of the purified enzymes into phospholipid vesicles, using the cholate gel filtration technique, the various types of cytochrome P-450 did exhibit different stereospecificities in the oxygenation of the substrate. Cytochrome P-450LM2 was found to efficiently convert benzo(a)pyrene in the presence of epoxide hydrase to 4,5-dihydroxy-4,5-dihydrobenzo(a)pyrene whereas cytochrome P-450LM4 primarily participated in the formation of 9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydrobenzo(a)pyrene. By contrast, benzo(a)pyrene was not metabolized by cytochrome P-450LM3. Cytochrome b5 enhanced cytochrome P-450LM2-catalyzed oxygenations 5-fold, whereas cytochrome P-450LM4-dependent oxygenations proceeded at a 3 times higher rate when cytochrome b5 was present in the membrane. |
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