Sulfoxidation of albendazole by a cytochrome P450-independent monooxygenase from rat liver microsomes
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in Veterinary Research Communications
- Vol. 10 (1) , 317-324
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02213995
Abstract
The in vitro biological oxidation of albendazole to albendazole sulfoxide by rat liver microsomes has been studied. This reaction corresponds to a NADPH-dependent enzymatic system, characterised by Km and Vm values of 53.6 μM and 0.59 nmole/mg protein per min. The rate of sulfoxidation by liver microsomes of rats treated with phenobarbital, B-naphthoflavone, Aroclor 1254 and 3-methylcholanthrene was not increased. SKF 525A and metyrapone did not inhibit albendazole sulfoxidase. Thiobenzamide and tranylcypromine decreased sulfoxidation to 48 and 52% of control values. The inhibition by tranylcypromine was competitive. Purified flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-containing monooxygenase from hog liver microsomes catalysed sulfoxidation of albendazole (V=0.52 nmole/nmole enzyme per min). The present data demonstrate that sulfoxidation of albendazole in the rat liver is not catalysed by a cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenase and suggest that albendazole is a substrate for FAD-containing monooxygenase (FMO).This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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