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  • Title: Cytochrome P-450 spin state and leakiness of the monooxygenase pathway.
    Author: Blanck J, Ristau O, Zhukov AA, Archakov AI, Rein H, Ruckpaul K.
    Journal: Xenobiotica; 1991 Jan; 21(1):121-35. PubMed ID: 1848383.
    Abstract:
    1. The monooxygenase and oxidase activities of liver microsomes from phenobarbital (PB)-treated rabbits were investigated for their dependence on the high spin shift (delta alpha) of the ferric cytochrome P-450 induced by a series of benzphetamine analogues. 2. The spin shift activity of the substrate determines, via the first electron transfer kinetics, the steady-state level of the reaction intermediate oxycytochrome P-450. Correlation of the amount or oxycytochrome P-450 with delta alpha can be experimentally proved. 3. The spin-state-dependent formation of oxycytochrome P-450 regulates quantitatively the rates of NADPH oxidation and substrate N-demethylation. Both activities correlate with delta alpha. Oxycytochrome P-450 is substrate-stabilized towards decay with the formation of O2- which, upon dismutation, gives rise to H2O2. 4. The ratio of N-demethylase to NADPH oxidase activity (coupling ratio) also increases with the spin shift, delta alpha. Concomitantly, the proportion of NADPH accounted for by H2O2 and H2O formation via two- and four-electron reduction of dioxygen decreases. This indicates that the substrate-induced structural changes in the enzyme active centre which give rise to spin transition may likewise modify the coupling properties. 5. Perfluorinated compounds, which fail to undergo monooxygenation, fall in line with the benzphetamine derivatives with respect to the dependence of NADPH oxidation rate and steady-state oxycytochrome P-450 level on delta alpha. The increased oxidase activity results mostly in H2O formation. 6. The leakiness of the PB-induced monooxygenase pathway in the biotransformation of oxygen in the presence of the benzphetamines and perfluorinated compounds does not result in marked increases in H2O2 formation. Therefore, the increase of NADPH oxidase activity by these substrates does not significantly enhance H2O2-mediated oxygen tissue toxicity.
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