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  • Title: The involvement of cytochrome P-488 and P-450 in NADH-dependent O-demethylation of p-nitroanisole in rat liver microsomes.
    Author: Kamataki T, Kitada M, Shigematsu H, Kitagawa H.
    Journal: Jpn J Pharmacol; 1979 Apr; 29(2):191-201. PubMed ID: 43909.
    Abstract:
    These studies have shown that addition of p-nitroanisole to a reaction mixture containing rat liver microsomes resulted in an increase the reoxidation rate of NADH-reduced cytochrome b5. Fortification of rat liver microsomes with partially purified cytochrome b5 produces an increase in both NADPH-dependent and NADH-dependent p-nitroanisole O-demethylation activity. Antiserum to cytochrome P-450 isolated from phenobarbital-treated rat liver microsomes inhibited the NADH-dependent O-demethylation activity as well as the NADPH-dependent O-demethylation activity seen in rat liver microsomes. Addition of either purified cytochrome P-450 or cytochrome P-448 to an incubation mixture containing phenobarbital-treated rat liver microsomes enhanced the NADH-dependent p-nitroanisole O-demethylation activity. These results suggest that NADH-dependent and, in part, NADPH-dependent O-demethylations are catalyzed by cytochrome P-448 and cytochrome P-450 receiving electrons from cytochrome b5.
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