Abstract
An improved in vitro fluorometric assay of the O-deethylation of 7-ethoxycoumarin which is at least 10 times more sensitive than existing methods is described. Nearly quantitative recovery of the product which is essentially free of fluorescent impurities is obtained by a simple two-step extraction procedure. In C57BL/6J mice O-deethylating activity was induced 3-fold by 3-methylcholanthrene and 7-fold by phenobarbital. Administration of phenobarbital resulted in a 10-fold stimulation of enzyme activity in DBA/2J mice. Kinetic analysis indicated that at least two and possibly more components are involved in the metabolism of 7-ethoxycoumarin. Differential stimulation of the maximal activities associated with these components was observed after the administration of phenobarbital, 3-methylcholanthrene, or 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. The ED50 values for the induction by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin of 7-ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase and aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activities in C57BL/6J mice were almost identical and approximately 10-fold less than in DBA/2J mice similarly treated.
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An improved assay of 7-ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase activity: induction of hepatic enzyme activity in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice by phenobarbital, 3-methylcholanthrene and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
