Abstract
Two major forms of liver microsomal cytochrome P 450, one from untreated rats (P 450 A 2NI) and the other from phenobarbital-treated rats (P 450 B 2PB), were partially purified. Reconstitution of monooxygenase activities of purified enzymes and inhibition patterns of these activities by antibodies in microsomes gave the following results: 1) aniline hydroxylase activity is mainly supported by cytochrome P 450 A 2NI. This form is the major one in microsomes from control rats, but is also found at minute amounts in microsomes from phenobarbital-treated rats. It behaves as a constitutive form. 2) 4-nitroanisole-and benzphetamine-demethylase activities are mainly supported by cytochrome P 450 B 2PB which is predominant in phenobarbital-treated rats but is also present in control microsomes at low levels. 3) 4-nitroanisole-O-demethylase activity is less specific than benzphetamine-N-demethylase activity towards cytochrome P 450 B 2PB.
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