title: Reduction of hexavalent chromium in a reconstituted system of cytochrome P-450 and cytochrome b5.
abstract: The reduction of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI] by the monooxygenase components was studied. Both a reconstituted system of cytochrome P-450 (P-450) and cytochrome b5 (b5) with NADPH was capable of reducing Na2CrO4 (30 microM) provided anaerobic atmosphere. The rates were 1.29 nmol Cr.min-1 nmol P-450(-1) and 0.73 nmol Cr.min-1 nmol b5(-1). Using NADH instead of NADPH gave very low reducing activities, confirming the enzymic nature of the P-450 dependent Cr(VI) reductase reaction. Oxygen, 22% (air) and 0.1% gave 89% and 69% inhibition of Cr(VI) reducing activity, respectively. Carbon monoxide (100%) caused an inhibition of about 37% and 44% for P-450 and b5, respectively. Externally added flavin mononucleotide (FMN) (3 microM) or Fe-ADP (10 microM) to the complete system stimulated the enzymatic reaction about 2-fold and 3-fold, respectively.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, Department of Toxicology, Oslo Norway.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikalsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Daae
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002857:Chromium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D015786:Cytochromes b5 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005486:Flavin Mononucleotide / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D002857:Chromium; D005486:Flavin Mononucleotide; D015786:Cytochromes b5; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System