title: Enzyme specific kinetics of 1,2-epoxybutene-3 in microsomes and cytosol from livers of mouse, rat, and man.
abstract: Kinetics of the metabolism of 1,2-epoxybutene-3 (butadiene monoxide) were investigated in liver fractions of mouse, rat, and man. In these species similar enzyme characteristics were found. In microsomes, no NADPH-dependent metabolism of butadiene monoxide was detectable. Epoxide hydrolase activity was found only in microsomes. The Vmax [nmol butadiene monoxide/(mg protein x min)] was 19 in mouse, 17 in rat, and 14 in man and the apparent Km (mmol butadiene monoxide/l incubate) was 1.5 in mouse. 0.7 in rat, and 0.5 in man. Glutathione S-transferase activity was found in cytosol only, revealing first order kinetics in the measured range. The ratio Vmax/Km [(nmol butadiene monoxide x 1)/(mg protein x min x mmol of butadiene monoxide)] was 15 in mouse, 11 in rat, and 8 in man. The data obtained were used to extrapolate on the total rate of butadiene monoxide metabolism for each species in vivo: it was calculated to be 1.3 times higher in mice and 2.3 times lower in man compared to rats, when corrected for body weight.
authors.affiliation: GSF-Institut für Toxikologie, Neuherberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Kreuzer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Welter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baur
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Filser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism*; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004852:Epoxy Compounds; C024370:3,4-epoxy-1-butene