Abstract

A procedure is described for the isolation of cytochrome P-450 fraction from hamster liver microsomes. It involves removal of NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity by treatment with bacterial protease before solubilization with Triton X-100 and precipitation with ammonium sulfate. Reconstitution studies indicate that 2-acetylaminofluorene N -and ring-hydroxylation require both cytochrome P-450 fraction and the reductase fraction. N -hydroxylation activity of cytochrome P-450 fraction from 3-methylcholanthrene pretreated hamsters is different and severalfold greater than that of cytochrome P-450 fraction from controls. These results demonstrate for the first time an activation of a chemical carcinogen by a reconstituted cytochrome P-450 enzyme system.

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