title: Metabolism of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol by cytochrome P450 isozymes purified from hepatic microsomes of monkeys.
abstract: The most abundant metabolite of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta 9-THC) formed with hepatic microsomes of monkeys was 11-OH-delta 9-THC, followed by 8 alpha-OH-, 8 beta-OH- and 3'-OH-delta 9-THCs. Two cytochrome P450 isozymes, P450RM-A and P450JM-C, were purified from monkey hepatic microsomes and found to have a molecular weight of 51,000. In the reconstituted system, the activities of P450RM-A towards formation of 11-OH-, 8 alpha-OH-, 8 beta-OH- and 3'-OH-delta 9-THCs were 19-, 40-, 22- and 10-fold higher, respectively, than the corresponding activities of the hepatic microsomes. The activity of P450JM-C towards formation of 3'-OH-delta 9-THC was 10-fold higher than that of P450RM-A, while the activities of both isozymes for 11- and 8 alpha-hydroxylation were not so much different and the 8 beta-hydroxylation activity was 14-fold higher in P450RM-A than in P450JM-C. Antibodies against P450RM-A and P450JM-C markedly inhibited the microsomal formation of 11-OH- and 8 alpha-OH-delta 9-THCs, and 3'-OH-delta 9-THC, respectively. These results suggest that P450RM-A and P450JM-C are major isozymes responsible for the formation of 11-OH- and 8 alpha-OH-delta 9-THCs, and 3'-OH-delta 9-THC, respectively, in monkeys.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokuriku University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwawaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013759:Dronabinol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008251:Macaca; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D013759:Dronabinol; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System