title: Characterization of cytochrome P-450-dependent activities in hagfish, dogfish, perch and spectacle caiman.
abstract: 1. Owing to interest in the original function and evolution of cytochrome P-450 this enzyme system was studied in four species each at different levels on the phylogenetic tree, representing Agnatha, Selachi, Teleostei, and Reptilia. 2. All species contained considerable amounts of hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450. The content in dogfish, perch and spectacle caiman was 0.2-0.3 while in the dogfish it was 0.6 nmol per mg protein. 3. Hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450 dependent ethylmorphine demethylase, benzo(a)pyrene hydroxylase, 7-ethoxycoumarin-O-deethylase and 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase activities have been measured and the assays were carefully characterized with respect to pH-, protein content-, incubation time- and temperature-activity relationships. 4. The study revealed species-dependent differences in the liver microsomal cytochrome P-450 enzyme system, which could be due to differences in cytochrome P-450 composition or in the microenvironment around the enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoophysiology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nilsson
mesh_terms: D015660:7-Alkoxycoumarin O-Dealkylase / Q000378:metabolism; D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001579:Benzopyrene Hydroxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D005075:Biological Evolution; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D004284:Dogfish / Q000378:metabolism*; D005037:Ethylmorphine-N-Demethylase / Q000378:metabolism; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006196:Hagfishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010471:Perches / Q000378:metabolism*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D012104:Reptiles / Q000378:metabolism*; D012754:Sharks / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D015660:7-Alkoxycoumarin O-Dealkylase; D001579:Benzopyrene Hydroxylase; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; D005037:Ethylmorphine-N-Demethylase