title: Cytochrome P-455 nm complex formation in the metabolism of phenylalkylamines. 8. Stereoselectivity in metabolic intermediary complex formation with a series of chiral 2-substituted 1-phenyl-2-aminoethanes.
abstract: The formation of cytochrome P-450 metabolic intermediary (MI) complexes from the enantiomers of four 2-alkyl-substituted 1-phenyl-2-aminoethanes was investigated during reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) dependent metabolism in liver microsomes from phenobarbital-pretreated rats. The 2-alkyl substituents were methyl (amphetamine), ethyl, n-propyl, and n-butyl groups. The chiral amines were prepared from the corresponding alkyl benzyl ketones by asymmetric hydrogenolytic transamination. Circular dichroism analysis showed that all the amines possessed the S-(+) and R-(-) configuration. The maximal velocity (Vmax(obsd) ) of complex formation increased with increasing size of the alkyl group, and for each series of enantiomers a good correlation was obtained between log Vmax(obsd) and the logarithm of the octanol/buffer partition coefficient of the substrates. With increasing lipophilicity, the S-(+) enantiomers became more active than the R-(-) isomers in generating the complex. The rates of complex formation for the faster S-(+) enantiomers coincided with those of the previously investigated racemates, indicating that the R-(-) enantiomers do not act as competitive enzyme inhibitors in the rat liver preparations. In agreement with two previous studies, the results from the present investigation establish a stereoselectivity in cytochrome P-450 MI complex formation by 1-phenyl-2-aminoethanes. However, detection of such differences are dependent on the intrinsic activity of the compound.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D003580:Cytochromes / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D003580:Cytochromes; D010627:Phenethylamines; D009249:NADP; C029251:cytochrome P455; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D010634:Phenobarbital