title: Induction, activation, and inhibition of hamster and rat liver microsomal arylamide and arylamine N-hydroxylase.
abstract: By applying a new and highly sensitive assay for measuring N-hydroxy metabolites, the biochemical properties of the microsomal N-hydroxylase from control and 3-methylcholanthrene-treated rat and hamster liver have been analyzed, and the following conclusions have been drawn. (a) Due to a difference in enzyme affinity, the metabolic activation of acetylaminofluorene is more pronounced than that of aminofluorene, a fact which correlates with the difference in the carcinogenic potency of the two compounds. (b) Arylamine N-hydroxylase differs qualitatively as well as quantitatively from arylamide N- hydroxylase mainly in terms of sensitivity to various in vitro inhibitors. (c) 7,8-Benzoflavone and 3-methylcholanthrene are strong inhibitors of liver microsomal N-hydroxylases. This effect could partly explain the inhibition of the hepatic tumorigenicity of acetylaminofluorene in animals simultaneously fed 3-methylcholanthrene. (d) The metabolism of acetylaminofluorene proceeds via both ring- (C-1, C-3, C-5, or C-7) and N-hydroxylation. There is clear reciprocal interaction between these various microsomal pathways. (e) The apparent increase in Km following pretreatment of the rat with 3-methylcholanthrene is due to competitive inhibition of the N-hydroxylase by some of the C-hydroxy metabolites. This effect is not seen in hamster liver.
mesh_terms: D015073:2-Acetylaminofluorene / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D001571:Benzoflavones / Q000494:pharmacology; D006224:Cricetinae; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D007700:Kinetics; D008647:Mesocricetus; D008748:Methylcholanthrene / Q000494:pharmacology; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D010261:Paraoxon / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D001571:Benzoflavones; D008748:Methylcholanthrene; D015073:2-Acetylaminofluorene; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D010261:Paraoxon