title: Cytochrome P-450 mediated interaction between hydroperoxide and molecular oxygen. A proposed method for P-450 kinetic studies.
abstract: Rat liver cytochrome P-450 mediates a novel reaction between equimolar quantities of dissolved oxygen and organic hydroperoxides. The reaction shares some of the properties of both NADPH-O2 dependent hydroxylation and NADPH-O2 independent peroxidase reactions, but does not require either NADPH, phosphatidylcholine, or any substrates other than hydroperoxide and oxygen. It proceeds at a rate approximately 100 times faster than other well known P-450 hydroxylation reactions. Monitoring the rate of O2 consumption in this novel reaction may be a simple and rapid means for studying the kinetics of cytochrome P-450.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002384:Catalysis; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism*; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D051381:Rats; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide