Table 2

Unbound fractions of tolbutamide and gemfibrozil in incubation buffers containing human liver microsomes and different concentrations of Hsa and Hlc

MatrixTolbutamide2-aGemfibrozil2-a
Buffer control1.00.98
Microsomes (0.1 mg/ml)1.00.97
Hsa (mg/ml)
 0.50.820.69
 10.670.28
 20.550.15
 50.360.07
Hlc (mg/ml)
 0.50.940.96
 10.930.97
 20.920.88
 50.850.82
Hsa (5 mg/ml) + Hlc (0.5 mg/ml)0.380.08
  • 2-a  Data are expressed as unbound fractions (mean of duplicate determinations) determined at a spiked drug concentration of 50 μM.