Journal
EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG METABOLISM & TOXICOLOGY
Volume 5, Issue 10, Pages 1213-1221Publisher
INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.1517/17425250903179318
Keywords
phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase; S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine; sulfoxidation polymorphism; thioether metabolites; xenobiotic metabolism
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Phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase is the key enzyme in the sulfoxidation of the thioether drug S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine and its thioether metabolites, S-methyl-L-cysteine, N-acetyl- S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine and N-acetyl- S-methyl-L-cysteine in humans, and a number of other mammalian species. The kinetics constants of the sulfoxidation reaction (K(m), V(max) and CL(E)) have been investigated in cytosolic fractions derived from rat and human liver, in cytosolic fractions of HepG2 cells and using both human and mouse cDNA expressed phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase. Differences in K(m), V(max) and CL(E) Of S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine have been seen in HepG2 cells and human and mouse cDNA expressed phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase when compared to both rat and human hepatic cytosolic fractions. The association of the genetic polymorphism in the sulfoxidation of S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine is highlighted with particular reference to this biotransformation reaction as being a biomarker of disease susceptibility in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and motor neurone diseases and in rheumatoid arthritis. The possible underlying molecular genetics of the sulfoxidation polymorphism is also discussed in relation to the known allelic frequencies of phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase. Finally, the new found role phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase plays in xenobiotic metabolism is discussed.
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