Purification of cytochrome P-450 from polychlorinated biphenyl-treated crab-eating monkeys: high homology to a form of human cytochrome P-450

Biochim Biophys Acta. 1989 Jun 13;996(1-2):142-5. doi: 10.1016/0167-4838(89)90107-6.

Abstract

Cytochrome P-450, designated as P-450-MK2, was purified to an electrophoretic homogeneity from polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-treated female crab-eating monkeys. P-450-MK2 catalyzed nifedipine and nilvadipine oxidations, at a rate comparable to human P-450-HM1. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of P-450-MK2 was highly homologous to those of P-450-HM1 and NF 25. The antibodies to P-450-HM1 recognized P-450-MK2 and effectively inhibited the activity of testosterone 6 beta-hydroxylase in monkey liver microsomes. These results suggest that a form of cytochrome P-450 corresponding to human P-450-HM1 or P-450NF which belongs to the P450 III gene family is also present in liver microsomes of crab-eating monkeys.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antigen-Antibody Reactions
  • Biotransformation
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / isolation & purification*
  • Macaca / physiology*
  • Macaca fascicularis / physiology*
  • Microsomes, Liver / enzymology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Weight
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls / pharmacology

Substances

  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls