title: Inhibition of 7-ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase activity in rat liver microsomes by naturally occurring flavonoids: structure-activity relationships.
abstract: 1. The inhibitory effects of several naturally occurring flavonoids and related compounds on cytochrome P450-dependent 7-ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase (ECOD) and the structure-activity relationships were studied in liver microsomes from rats treated with 3-methylcholanthrene (MC). 2. All the flavonoids (flavone, apigenin, chrysin, flavonol, fisetin, kaempferol, morin, myrisetin, quercetin, flavanone, hesperetin and naringenin) studied inhibited microsomal ECOD activity in the following order: flavones > flavonols > flavanones, were mixed type inhibitors and had Ki in the range of 0.17-4.5 microM. (+/-)-Catechin had no effect. 3. The double bond between C2 and C3 of the C ring, the keto group and hydroxyl group of this ring in the flavonoids seem to play major roles in inhibiting the ECOD activity. 4. The hydroxyl groups in the C5 and C7 positions of A ring in the flavone and the hydroxyl group in the C3 position of C ring in the flavonol classes, respectively, were important factors for the inhibition of the enzyme. 5. In a series of 3, 5, 7-trihydroxyflavones, the hydroxyl group at the C4 in the B ring was also an important factor for the inhibition of ECOD activity, but hydroxyl groups in other positions of the B ring had little effect on the inhibition. 6. We conclude that all the flavonoids studied inhibit ECOD activity by interfering with the binding of substrate to the active site and other site(s) of the enzyme and that their structural differences lead to different binding affinities at the active site and possibly to binding at other site(s) of the enzyme for the flavonoids.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biochemistry, Korea Ginseng and Tobacco Research Institute, Taejon, Korea.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D015660:7-Alkoxycoumarin O-Dealkylase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000502:physiology; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000502:physiology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008748:Methylcholanthrene / Q000494:pharmacology; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; C043561:chrysin; D008748:Methylcholanthrene; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D015660:7-Alkoxycoumarin O-Dealkylase; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases