Table 2

Chemical inhibition of nicotine to cotinine metabolism in human liver microsomes

Chemical inhibition experimentsConcentrationInhibition of cotinine formationRange of inhibition of cotinine formation
μM % %
Coumarin5077  ± 6 (n = 26)66 to 90
Coumarin15085  ± 11 (n = 31)53 to 94
Orphenadrine15020  ± 16 (n = 30)−22 to 57
Coumarin and orphenadrine150 each92  ± 11 (n = 30)45 to 100
Troleandomycin1503  ± 11 (n = 30)−15 to 30