Abstract
In a previous paper (1), we reported on the purification of constitutive forms of cytochrome P-450, namely P-450-male and P-450-female, from liver microsomes of male and female rats, respectively. Immunochemical examinations of these hemoproteins showed that P-450-male and P-450-female were detectable specifically in respective liver microsomes of adult male and female rats. The synthesis of P-450-male was apparently dependent on testosterone, and that of P-450-female was dependent on estradiol. Thus, in this study we examined the postnatal development of P-450-male and P-450-female. We show herein that P-450-female is primarily synthesized before the occurrence of P-450-male in male rats. This and other results support the view that the synthesis of unknown pre-existing forms of cytochrome P-450 is depressed in association with the appearance of P-450-male and P-450-female during postnatal periods before sexual maturation.
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