TABLE 4

Comparisons of CYP2C19 (S)-mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase metabolic activity


Data Source

Sample Size

Median Age

Median-Specific Activitya

Specific Activity Rangea
yr pmol / min / mg pmol / min / mg
Current study >10 to 18 yr 19 15.2 18.5 0.4-101.7
Chiba et al. (1993) 14 NA 55.5 15.0-173.0
Goldstein et al. (1994)b 15 NA 145.0 12.0-388.0
Pearce et al. (1996) 9 51 38.4 6.9-86.5
Wrighton et al. (1993) 13 29.5 66.0 2.0-310.0
Heyn et al. (1996) 14 NA 39.5 9.0-319.0
BD Gentestb,c
10
46.0
26.5
4.0-320.0
  • a Values for those samples that exhibited detectable activity.

  • b Excluded single outlier values with specific activity > 600 pmol/min/mg.

  • c http://www.bdbiosciences.com.

    Current study vs. Goldstein et al. (1994), p < 0.001 (Kruskal-Wallis); differences among all other groups were not significant.