Table 1

Kinetic parameters of PAH-transport in control OK cells and in OK cells incubated with 10−6 mol/liter OTA for 72 hr

Control72 Hr 10−6 mol/Liter OTA
Basolateral uptake
 Vmax [pmol · cm−2 · 30 min−1]578  ± 20508  ± 13
K m[μM]248  ± 21508  ± 35
Transepithelial secretion
 Vmax [pmol · cm−2 · 30 min−1]490  ± 82103  ± 21
K m [μM]36  ± 1722  ± 13
Specific basolateral binding
 Bmax [pmol · cm−2 · 60 min−1]20  ± 125  ± 4
K m [μM]422  ± 13924  ± 31
  • Values were determined as described in “Materials and Methods.”