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J F Brady

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PubMed1986

Spectral and inhibitory interactions of (+/-)-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and (+/-)-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) with rat hepatic microsomes.

Incubation of racemic methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) or methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) with rat hepatic microsomes, in the presence of NADPH, generated a spectrally observed inhibitory complex with cytochrome P-450. The complex inhibited product formation from MDA and MDMA as well as other P-450 dependent reactions such as benzphetamine demethylation and CO binding. In the absence of NADPH, MDMA and MDA generated type I and type IIa difference spectra, respectively, suggesting differences in their binding to the enzyme active site. The N-demethylation of MDMA was partially inhibited by methimazole suggesting involvement of the hepatic flavin-containing monooxygenase.

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PubMed1986

Direct formation of complexes between cytochrome P-450 and nitrosoarenes.

The mechanism of the formation of the complexes between various nitrosobenzenes and cytochrome P-450 has been investigated. We have observed the formation of these complexes by a new and, as yet, undescribed route. Nitrosobenzene (NOB) itself reacts with cytochrome P-450 in the iron(III) state, in the absence of any exogenous reducing agent, to produce the iron(II)-NOB complex. Apparently, NOB is a ligand that is capable of causing the spontaneous autoreduction of the iron. The reduction of the iron may occur via ligand-induced oxidation of the axially bound thiolate of cytochrome P-450.

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Comparative studies of N-hydroxylation and N-demethylation by microsomal cytochrome P-450.

The N-hydroxylation of representative aromatic amines by rabbit liver microsomes was mediated by cytochrome P-450 as demonstrated by the sensitivity to carbon monoxide and other cytochrome P-450 inhibitors. The rate of N-hydroxylation was increased by induction with phenobarbital. Involvement of isozyme LM2 (P-50IIB1) was demonstrated in reconstituted systems. Aromatic N-hydroxylation was substantially faster and more efficient than aliphatic N-hydroxylation, while N-demethylation of aromatic and aliphatic dimethylamines was comparable in rate and efficiency. Aliphatic N-hydroxylation showed no rate increase with increasing pH despite the predicted increase in the concentration of the neutral substrate. The relative rates of N-hydroxylation and N-demethylation were compared for a series of para-substituted aromatic amines. The rate of demethylation of para-substituted N,N-dimethylanilines, as measured both by product formation and by NADPH consumption, correlated with the electronic parameter sigma and with the Hansch lipophilicity parameter pi. N-Hydroxylation of a similar series of anilines did not show a dependence on the electronic parameter but was dependent on the lipophilicity parameter. The differing dependence on the electronic parameter suggests that there are different rate-determining processes of N-oxidation for these two reactions.

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Inhibition of cytochrome P-450 2E1 by diallyl sulfide and its metabolites.

Diallyl sulfide, a major flavor ingredient from garlic, was previously shown to inhibit chemically induced carcinogenesis and cytotoxicity in animal model systems. It modulated cytochrome P-450 compositions by inactivating P-450 2E1 and inducing P-450 2B1. The present studies examined the inhibition of P-450 2E1 mediated p-nitrophenol hydroxylase activity by diallyl sulfide and its putative metabolites diallyl sulfoxide and diallyl sulfone (DASO2). Each compound displayed competitive inhibition of p-nitrophenol hydroxylase activity in incubations using liver microsomes from acetone-pretreated male Sprague-Dawley rats. Preincubation of the microsomes with DASO2 inactivated p-nitrophenol hydroxylase activity in a process that was time- and NADPH-dependent and saturable, exhibited pseudo-first-order kinetics, was protected by alternate substrate, was accompanied by a loss of microsomal P-450-CO binding spectrum, and was unaffected by exogenous nucleophile. The Ki value for DASO2 was 188 microM and the maximal rate of inactivation was 0.32 min-1. DASO2 was ineffective in the inactivation of ethoxyresorufin dealkylase, pentoxyresorufin dealkylase, or benzphetamine demethylase activity. Purified P-450 2E1 in a reconstituted system was inactivated in a time- and NADPH-dependent manner by DASO2. The metabolic conversion of diallyl sulfide to the sulfoxide and sulfone was observed in vivo and in vitro. The results suggest that diallyl sulfide inhibits the metabolism of P-450 2E1 substrates by competitive inhibition mechanisms and by inactivating P-450 2E1 via a suicide-inhibitory action of DASO2.

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Mechanism-based inhibition of cytochrome P-450 by heterocyclic analogues of phencyclidine.

Three homologues of 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine (PCP) containing the five-, six-, and seven-membered heterocyclic ring (1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)pyrrolidine (PCPY), PCP, 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)hexamethyleneimine (PCHMI) were preincubated with microsomes from phenobarbital-induced rabbit liver. The microsomes were then diluted, an additional charge of NADPH was added, and N-demethylation of benzphetamine was determined. Preincubation of the microsomes with the analogues lowered P-450-dependent N-demethylation by a process that was NADPH-dependent, reduced CO binding to microsomes, and followed pseudo-first order kinetics. The relative rates of inactivation, PCP greater than or equal to PCPY greater than PCHMI, agreed with the order of inhibition of CO binding to reduced microsomes. This mechanism-based inhibition was not observed with phenylcyclohexylamine, indicating that the substituted nitrogen is necessary. The substituted nitrogen must also be part of a heterocyclic ring since the diethylamino analogue of PCP did not exhibit the same type of inhibition a heterocyclic ring is involved. These trends correlated with the expected relative stabilities of the cyclic form of the carbinolamine suggesting that the inhibitory species was formed from the closed ring isomer.

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