title: Testosterone metabolism by microsomal cytochrome P-450 in liver of rats treated with some inducers.
abstract: 1. The stereoselective hydroxylation of testosterone by microsomal cytochrome P-450 and the changes in level of components participated in the microsomal electron transport system were observed in the microsomes induced unique P-450 isozymes. 2. Flavone- and hesperetin-inducible P-450 catalyzed the hydroxylation of testosterone more effectively than other chemicals-inducible ones. 3. The P-450 in all the microsomal preparations tested most rapidly oxidized testosterone to 6 beta-monohydroxy form. 4. Particularly, MC- and BNF-inducible P-450 showed high stereoselectivity on C6-position of testosterone, and PB-, flavone- and hesperetin-inducible one showed that on C2-position of this compound, respectively. 5. This specificity of two flavonoid-inducible P-450 for the formation of 2 alpha- and 2 beta-epimer of monohydroxytestosterone was opposite to each other. 6. The content of P-450 and the activity of NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase were high in PB-, MC- and BNF-microsomes, whereas NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase activity was high in two flavonoid-microsomes and the content of cytochrome b5 was not changed except the PB-treated rats. 7. It is suggested that the increasing activities of testosterone hydroxylases in flavonoid-microsomes seems to be closely related to NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biochemistry, Korea Ginseng and Tobacco Research Institute, Daejeon.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000032:analysis; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003579:Cytochrome Reductases / Q000378:metabolism; D042966:Cytochrome-B(5) Reductase; D004579:Electron Transport; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D006900:Hydroxylation; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009251:NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases / Q000378:metabolism; D013739:Testosterone / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007527:Isoenzymes; D013739:Testosterone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; C022724:testosterone 7-alpha-hydroxylase, hamster; D003579:Cytochrome Reductases; D042966:Cytochrome-B(5) Reductase; D009251:NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase