地非三唑对大鼠肝细胞细胞色素P450 CYP1A1/2的诱导作用

目的 试从mRNA表达水平阐明地非三唑对鼠肝微粒体中细胞色素P450 CYP1A1/2的诱导机制。方法 给SD大鼠腹腔注射地非三唑，采用Trizol法提取大鼠肝脏RNA,用RT-PCR测定经地非三唑处理1, 2及4 d的鼠肝中细胞色素P450 CYP1A1, CYP1A2 mRNA的表达水平。结果 地非三唑处理不同时间的鼠肝细胞中细胞色素P450 CYP1A1, CYP1A2 mRNA的表达水平比空白对照组明显增加，空白对照组CYP1A1吸光度比值为0.270±0.040, 诱导1, 2及4 d的吸光度比值分别为0.343±0.055, 0.417±0.045及0.603±0.083；空白对照组的CYP1A2吸光度比值为0.613±0.189, 而诱导1，2及4 d的吸光度比值分别为1.510±0.226, 3.057±0.518及4.120±0.458。随着诱导时间的增加，细胞色素P450 CYP1A1及CYP1A2 mRNA的表达也逐步增加，诱导时间与表达水平之间存在一定的线性关系,相关系数分别为0.9984和0.9563。结论 地非三唑对细胞色素P450 CYP1A1/2 mRNA表达具有诱导作用。     

地非三唑对大鼠肝细胞细胞色素P450 CYP1A1/2的诱导作用

目的试从mRNA表达水平阐明地非三唑对鼠肝微粒体中细胞色素P450 CYP1A1/2的诱导机制。方法给SD大鼠腹腔注射地非三唑,采用Tr-izol法提取大鼠肝脏RNA,用RT-PCR测定经地非三唑处理1,2及4d的鼠肝中细胞色素P450 CYP1A1,CYP1A2 mRNA的表达水平。结果地非三唑处理不同时间的鼠肝细胞中细胞色素P450CYP1A1,CYP1A2 mRNA的表达水平比空白对照组明显增加,空白对照组CYP1A1吸光度比值为0.270±0.040,诱导1,2及4d的吸光度比值分别为0.343±0.055,0.417±0.045及0.603±0.083;空白对照组的CYP1A2吸光度比值为0.613±0.189,而诱导1,2及4d的吸光度比值分别为1.510±0.226,3.057±0.518及4.120±0.458。随着诱导时间的增加,细胞色素P450 CYP1A1及CYP1A2 mRNA的表达也逐步增加,诱导时间与表达水平之间存在一定的线性关系,相关系数分别为0.9984和0.9563。结论地非三唑对细胞色素P450 CYP1A1/2 mRNA表达具有诱导作用。     

体外研究人细胞色素P450在雌二醇代谢中的作用(英文)

目的:研究雌二醇在cDNA表达的P450和人肝微粒体中的代谢机制,为在体内研究细胞色素P450活性与肿瘤发生的关系提供依据。方法:用HPLC-ECD法测定雌二醇的代谢产物。通过雌二醇在不同cDNA表达的P450中代谢,13例人肝微粒体中相关性研究,抑制剂对代谢的影响以及微粒体中17β-羟基脱氢化和2-羟基化代谢的催化动力学的研究来推断雌二醇的代谢机理。结果:在cDNA表达的P450中,催化2-羟基化代谢的P450按活性排列依次为CYP1A2、CYP3A4、CYP2C9。CYP2C9、CYP2C19和CYP2C8均具有较高的催化17β-羟基脱氢化活性。抑制CYP1A2与抑制CYP3A4对2-羟基化代谢产物生成的影响相似,可认为CYP1A2和CYP3A4在人肝微粒体中催化2-羟基化代谢的作用相近。雌二醇代谢的途径与底物浓度有关,低浓度时(1,10μmol/L)17β-羟基脱氢化为主要代谢途径;高浓度时(100μmol/L),2-羟基化成为主要代谢途径。结论:高底物浓度时,雌二醇主要由CYP1A2和CYP3A4催化代谢为2-羟基化产物。低底物浓度时,主要由CYP2C9、CYP2C19和CYP2C8催化生成17β-羟基去氢化产物。     

Novel functionalized 5-(phenoxymethyl)-1,3-dioxane analogs exhibiting cytochrome P450 inhibition: a patent evaluation WO2015048311 (A1)

Cytochrome P450’s (CYP’s) constitute a diverse group of over 500 monooxygenase hemoproteins, catalyzing transformations that involve xenobiotic metabolism, steroidogenesis and other metabolic processes. Over-production of the steroid hormone cortisol is implicated in the progression of diseases such as diabetes, heart failure and hypertension, stroke, Cushing’s syndrome, obesity and renal failure, among others. The biosynthesis of cortisol involves a cascade of cholesterol metabolizing reactions regulated through three major CYP proteins: 17α?hydroxylase-C17/20-lyase (CYP17), 21-hydroxylase (CYP21), and 11β-hydroxylase (CYP11B1). Excess activities of these enzymes are linked to the progression of malignancies including prostate, breast, ovarian, and uterine cancers. A series of novel functionalized dioxane analogs have been developed and recently patented as CYP17, CYP21, and CYP11B1 inhibitors, which lead to the modulation of cortisol production as a method for treating, delaying, slowing, and inhibiting the implicated diseases. The findings disclosed in this patent have been analyzed and compared with the literature data on inhibitors of CYP17, CYP21, and CYP11B1. The compiled data provide insight into the novel functionality of the compounds described in the patent. In this regard, an objective opinion on the effectiveness and novel biochemistry of these compounds in comparison to current CYP inhibitors used in the treatment of cortisol-related diseases is presented in this paper.     

Metabolism of bilirubin by human cytochrome P450 2A6

The mouse cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2A5 has recently been shown to function as hepatic “Bilirubin Oxidase” (Abu-Bakar, A., et al., 2011. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 257, 14-22). To date, no information is available on human CYP isoforms involvement in bilirubin metabolism. In this paper we provide novel evidence for human CYP2A6 metabolising the tetrapyrrole bilirubin. Incubation of bilirubin with recombinant yeast microsomes expressing the CYP2A6 showed that bilirubin inhibited CYP2A6-dependent coumarin 7-hydroxylase activity to almost 100% with an estimated K_i of 2.23 μM. Metabolite screening by a high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry indicated that CYP2A6 oxidised bilirubin to biliverdin and to three other smaller products with m/z values of 301, 315 and 333. Molecular docking analyses indicated that bilirubin and its positively charged intermediate interacted with key amino acid residues at the enzyme's active site. They were stabilised at the site in a conformation favouring biliverdin formation. By contrast, the end product, biliverdin was less fitting to the active site with the critical central methylene bridge distanced from the CYP2A6 haem iron facilitating its release. Furthermore, bilirubin treatment of HepG2 cells increased the CYP2A6 protein and activity levels with no effect on the corresponding mRNA. Co-treatment with cycloheximide (CHX), a protein synthesis inhibitor, resulted in increased half-life of the CYP2A6 compared to cells treated only with CHX. Collectively, the observations indicate that the CYP2A6 may function as human “Bilirubin Oxidase” where bilirubin is potentially a substrate and a regulator of the enzyme.     

Polymorphisms in the cytochrome P450 CYP1A2 gene (CYP1A2) in colorectal cancer patients and controls: allele frequencies,linkage disequilibrium and influence on caffeine metabolism

AIMS: Several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the cytochrome P450 enzyme 1A2 gene (CYP1A2) have been reported. Here, frequencies, linkage disequilibrium and phenotypic consequences of six SNPs are described. METHODS: From genomic DNA, 114 British Caucasians (49 colorectal cancer cases and 65 controls) were genotyped for the CYP1A2 polymorphisms -3858G-->A (allele CYP1A2*1C), -2464T-->delT (CYP1A2*1D), -740T-->G (CYP1A2*1E and *1G), -164A-->C (CYP1A2*1F), 63C-->G (CYP1A2*2), and 1545T-->C (alleles CYP1A2*1B, *1G, *1H and *3), using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assays. All patients and controls were phenotyped for CYP1A2 by h.p.l.c. analysis of urinary caffeine metabolites. RESULTS: In 114 samples, the most frequent CYP1A2 SNPs were 1545T-->C (38.2% of tested chromosomes), -164A-->C (CYP1A2*1F, 33.3%) and -2464T-->delT (CYP1A2*1D, 4.82%). The SNPs were in linkage disequilibrium: the most frequent constellations were found to be -3858G/-2464T/-740T/-164A/63C/1545T (61.8%), -3858G/-2464T/-740T/-164C/63C/1545C (33.3%), and -3858G/-2464delT/-740T/-164A/63C/1545C (3.51%), with no significant frequency differences between cases and controls. In the phenotype analysis, lower caffeine metabolic ratios were detected in cases than in controls. This was significant in smokers (n = 14, P = 0.020), and in a subgroup of 15 matched case-control pairs (P = 0.007), but it was not significant in nonsmokers (n = 100, P = 0.39). There was no detectable association between CYP1A2 genotype and caffeine phenotype. CONCLUSIONS: (i) CYP1A2 polymorphisms are in linkage disequilibrium. Therefore, only -164A-->C (CYP1A2*1F) and -2464T-->delT (CYP1A2*1D) need to be analysed in the routine assessment of CYP1A2 genotype; (ii) in vivo CYP1A2 activity is lower in colorectal cancer patients than in controls, and (iii) CYP1A2 genotype had no effect on phenotype (based on the caffeine metabolite ratio). However, this remains to be confirmed in a larger study.     

肠道CYP3A和P-gp:口服药物的吸收屏障

细胞色素P4 5 0 3A (CYP3A)亚族是人类药物代谢最重要的I相酶。由Mdr1基因编码的外向转运载体蛋白P糖蛋白 (P gp)为药物外排泵。这两种蛋白质在口服药物吸收的主要部位胃肠道均有高表达 ,同时二者的底物具有显著的重叠性。近来 ,大量研究表明 ,决定口服药物生物利用度的主要因素是肠道细胞CYP3A对已吸收药物的生物转化作用和肠道细胞中P gp对已吸收药物的主动外排作用。如果药物为CYP3A和 (或 )P gp的底物 ,当其与CYP3A和P gp的抑制剂同时服用后 ,药物的口服生物利用度将可能升高     

细胞色素P450的工具药选择及种属差异的研究进展

药物对代谢酶的影响以及代谢产生的药物相互作用与药物安全性密切相关。细胞色素P450(CYP)是参与内、外源性化合物I相代谢反应的重要超家族酶系。特异性探针、诱导剂、抑制剂以及实验动物模型广泛应用于CYP介导的代谢途径以及药物相互作用研究。已知CYP底物存在明显重叠性,且表达调控机制种属差异显著,故研究中选择适当的实验动物以及特异性的探针、诱导剂和抑制剂,成为影响数据外推的关键问题。本文简要综述了CYP1A2,CYP2C9,CYP2C19,CYP2D6,CYP3A4/5的常用体内外探针、诱导剂、抑制剂以及动物种属表达调控的差异。     

Molecular characterization of cytochrome P450 1A1, 1A2, and 1B1, and effects of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin, dibenzofuran, and biphenyl congeners on their hepatic expression in Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica).

This study attempts to relate the 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin toxic equivalent (TEQ) level with certain responses including the catalytic activities and expression of hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A and CYP1B in wild population of Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica). We isolated full-length CYP1A1, 1A2, and 1B1 cDNAs, which encode proteins of 516, 512, and 543 amino acids, respectively. Immunochemical analysis demonstrated that a cross-reactive protein with polyclonal antibody against rat CYP1A1 or CYP1B1 was detected in the seal liver. Total TEQ levels showed significant positive correlations with expression levels of CYP1A1, 1A2, and 1B1 mRNAs, and further with both CYP1A- and CYP1B-like proteins, indicating chronic induction of these CYP isozymes by TEQs. The 50% effective concentration for CYP1A-like protein induction was estimated to be 65 pg TEQ/g wet weight. To evaluate the potential of congener-specific metabolism, profiles of negative correlations between the concentrations of eachcongener normalized to a relatively recalcitrant congener, PCB169, and CYP1A-like protein levels were also estimated. Significant negative correlations of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran and PCB77 to CYP1A-like protein expression may possibly be due to the preferential metabolism of these congeners. Anti-rat CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 antisera equivalently inhibited ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity in the seal microsomes, suggesting that both CYPs are involved in EROD activity. Hepatic EROD revealed an increasing trend at lower TEQs, but a declining trend at higher levels, implying a catalytic inhibition of CYP1A and CYP1B. Furthermore, ratios of CYP1B1/CYP1A1 mRNA expression levels increased with TEQs, indicating the enhanced risk of carcinogenicity by preferential induction of CYP1B1 by TEQs in the liver.     

酒精性肝损伤大鼠细胞色素P450 CYP2E1和细胞色素P450 CYP3A的代谢活性

目的观察酒精性肝损伤对大鼠细胞色素P450CYP3A(CYP3A)和细胞色素P450CYP2E1(CYP2E1)代谢活性的影响。方法采用ig给予白酒制备大鼠酒精性肝损伤模型,检测血清中谷丙转氨酶(GPT)和谷草转氨酶(GOT)活性,采用HE染色法光镜下观测酒精对肝脏损伤程度。大鼠ip给予CYP3A探针药物咪达唑仑10mg·kg-1或ig给予CYP2E1探针药物氯唑沙宗50mg·kg-1后,采用高效液相色谱法测定不同时间点大鼠血浆中咪达唑仑和氯唑沙宗的血药浓度,并应用3P87软件计算其药代动力学参数,以考察CYP2E1和CYP3A的代谢活性的变化。大鼠ig给予氯唑沙宗80mg·kg-1后,热板方法测定大鼠添足次数和添足反射潜伏期。结果酒精性肝损伤可致大鼠肝小叶结构不清,肝索排列紊乱,肝细胞体积增大,呈弥漫性中度水变性,肝窦受压,大部分肝细胞胞浆内见大小不等的脂肪空泡;与正常对照组相比,酒精性肝损伤组大鼠GPT和GOT活性分别增加了16.0%和20.0%(P<0.05,P<0.01)。酒精性肝损伤致大鼠CYP2E1对探针药物氯唑沙宗的代谢活性增强,AUC,t1/2和cmax分别降低了38.0%,30.5%和35.0%(P<0.05);酒精肝损伤组大鼠氯唑沙宗镇痛效果明显降低;酒精性肝损伤致大鼠CYP3A对探针药物咪达唑仑的代谢活性增强,AUC,t1/2和cmax分别降低了122.6%,54.9%和56.9%(P<0.01,P<0.05)。结论酒精性肝损伤可使大鼠CYP2E1和CYP3A代谢活性增强。     

己烯雌酚对人肝微粒体内CYP3A4和CYP2C9酶的抑制作用

目的:体外实验考察己烯雌酚(DES)对细胞色素P450 3A4(CYP3A4)和细胞色素P450 2C9(CYP2C9)活性的抑制作用,以评佑DES通过抑制这两个重要的细胞色素P450(CYP)亚型而引发药物-药物相互作用的可能性.方法:混合人肝微粒体与不同浓度的DES(或阳性抑制剂),CYP3A4或CYP2C9的探针...     

大黄素对大鼠肝脏CYP450酶的诱导研究

目的 探讨大黄素对大鼠肝脏细胞色素P450酶(CYP450)及其主要亚型的影响。方法 20只雄性SD大鼠, 随机分成4组, 每组5只, 分别为溶剂对照组, 170、500和1 500 mg/kg大黄素染毒组, 大黄素蒸馏水混悬后连续经口给药16 d, 结束后次日取大鼠肝脏组织制作微粒体, 分别采用CO还原差示光谱法、分光光度法及化学发光法检测大鼠肝脏微粒体总CYP450水平, 红霉素脱甲基酶(CYP3A)、氨基比啉-N-脱甲基酶, CYP1A、CYP2B和CYP2E1酶活性变化。结果 大黄素连续经口给药16 d, 能够引起大鼠肝脏微粒体总CYP450显著升高、可轻度诱导CYP3A、CYP1A、CYP2E1和CYP2B酶, 500 mg/kg剂量组最明显。结论 大黄素对大鼠肝脏中CYP3A、CYP1A、CYP2B和CYP2E1酶均有诱导作用。     

肠道CYP3A和P-gp:口服药物的吸收屏障

细胞色素P4 5 0 3A (CYP3A)亚族是人类药物代谢最重要的I相酶。由MDR1基因编码的外向转运载体蛋白P糖蛋白 (P gp)为药物外排泵。这两种蛋白质在口服药物吸收的主要部位胃肠道均有高表达 ,同时二者的底物具有明显的重叠性。近来 ,大量研究表明 ,决定口服药物生物利用度的主要因素是肠道细胞CYP3A对已吸收药物的生物转化作用和肠道细胞中P gp对已吸收药物的主动外排作用。如果药物为CYP3A和 (或 )P gp的底物 ,当其与CYP3A和P gp的抑制剂同时服用后 ,药物的口服生物利用度将可能升高     

Variability of cytochrome P450 1A2 activity over time in young and elderly healthy volunteers

AIMS: To assess the age-associated changes over time of plasma paraxanthine/caffeine (PAX/CAF) ratios used as a probe for CYP1A2 activity. METHODS: Intraindividual and interindividual variabilities in PAX/CAF ratio were compared by phenotyping with caffeine, 16 young and 16 elderly healthy subjects on five occasions. RESULTS: PAX/CAF ratio variability was comparable regardless of age (intraindividual CV: 17.6 +/- 6% and 16.2 +/- 5.9%, interindividual CV: 48.1 +/- 2.9% and 42.7 +/- 3.6% in young and elderly, respectively). The PAX/CAF ratio was lower in elderly than in young subjects (95% CI for the difference: 0.004, 0.32) but the difference was not significant in nonsmokers compared separately. CONCLUSIONS: The variability over time of the PAX/CAF ratio is not influenced by age.     

Functional significance of a C-->A polymorphism in intron 1 of the cytochrome P450 CYP1A2 gene tested with caffeine

AIMS: The cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP1A2 metabolises several drugs and carcinogens. We wanted to determine how much of the variability of CYP1A2 activity is explained by a newly discovered gene polymorphism in intron 1. METHODS: A single nucleotide polymorphism in intron 1 of the CYP1A2 gene at position 734 downstream of the first transcribed nucleotide was identified by DNA sequence analysis. The functional significance of this C/A polymorphism was assessed in 185 healthy Caucasian non-smokers and in 51 smokers by genotyping and phenotyping using caffeine (100 mg oral dose). RESULTS: Out of the total sample, 46% were homozygous for the variant A, 44% were heterozygous, and 10% were homozygous for the variant C. The ratio of 1,7-dimethylxanthine (17X) plus 1,7-dimethyluric acid divided by caffeine in 0-5 h urine samples from 185 non-smokers did not differ significantly between the three CYP1A2 genotypes. In the 51 smokers, analysis of variance revealed significant differences in the 5 h plasma 17X/caffeine ratios between the genotypes (P=0.008, F-test). The mean ratio was 1.37 in carriers of the A/A genotype, 0.88 in heterozygotes and 0.82 in carriers of C/C. The mean difference between the A/A and C/A groups was 0.48 (95% confidence interval 0. 15-0.81; P=0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The A/A genotype, which may represent a CYP1A2 high inducibility genotype, may either be a direct cause of increased CYP1A2 activity, or be genetically linked to polymorphisms conferring high inducibility. Further studies are needed to define the role of this polymorphism on the pharmacokinetics of drugs metabolised by CYP1A2 and in the activation of carcinogens.     

Effects of phillyrin and forsythoside A on rat cytochrome P450 activities in vivo and in vitro

1. Phillyrin and forsythoside A are two important active ingredients in Forsythia suspensa. However, the effects of phillyrin and forsythoside A on the activities of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) remain unclear.

2. This study aimed to investigate the effects of phillyrin and forsythoside A on the activities of CYP1A2, CYP2C11, CYP2D1 and CYP3A1/2 by cocktail probe drugs in rats both in vivo and in vitro.

3. Many pharmacokinetic parameters of caffeine and metoprolol in phillyrin pretreatment group, caffeine and tolbutamide in forsythoside A pretreatment group were affected significantly. In rat liver microsomal incubation system, the concentrations of acetaminophen and dextrophan in the phillyrin pretreatment group are higher than blank control group by 207.69% and 125.00%, however, the concentrations of 4-hydroxytolbutamide and 6β-hydroxytestosterone were not significantly altered. The concentrations of acetaminophen and 4-hydroxytolbutamide in the forsythoside A pretreatment group are higher than blank control group by 223.07% and 154.16%, whereas the concentrations of dextrophan and 6β-hydroxytestosterone were not significantly altered.

4. These results indicated that Phillyrin had potential inductive effects on rat CYP1A2 and CYP2D1 activities, without affecting CYP2C11 and CYP3A1/2 activities. Moreover, forsythoside A had inductive effects on the activities of CYP1A2 and CYP2C11, without affecting CYP2D1 and CYP3A1/2 activities.     

人细胞色素P450 1A2 cDNA克隆及鉴定

为建立人细胞色素 P450转基因细胞 ,从人肝组织提取总 RNA,RT- PCR扩增人细胞色素 P4501 A2基因的 c DNA( CYP1 A2 c DNA) ,将其连接到p GEM- T载体上 ,并对 CYP1 A2 c DNA进行全序列测定 .结果与 Jaiswal等发表的 CYP1 A2 c DNA序列相比 ,所克隆的 c DNA,codon51 5AAT→ AAC都编码天冬酰胺 ,而 codon 51 0后面插入了一个CTG(亮氨酸 ) ,则与 Quattrochi等报道的相同 .本实验室克隆的 CYP1 A2 c DNA可能是一种新的CYP1 A2 c DNA,有可能来自于一种新的 CYP1 A2等位基因的转录 .     

Significantly reduced cytochrome P450 3A4 expression and activity in liver from humans with diabetes mellitus

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Patients with diabetes mellitus require pharmacotherapy with numerous medications. However, the effect of diabetes on drug biotransformation is not well understood. Our goal was to investigate the effect of diabetes on liver cytochrome P450 3As, the most abundant phase I drug-metabolizing enzymes in humans.

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH

Human liver microsomal fractions (HLMs) were prepared from diabetic (n = 12) and demographically matched nondiabetic (n = 12) donors, genotyped for CYP3A4*1B and CYP3A5*3 polymorphisms. Cytochrome P450 3A4, 3A5 and 2E1 mRNA expression, protein level and enzymatic activity were compared between the two groups.

KEY RESULTS

Midazolam 1′- or 4-hydroxylation and testosterone 6β-hydroxylation, catalyzed by P450 3A, were markedly reduced in diabetic HLMs, irrespective of genotype. Significantly lower P450 3A4 protein and comparable mRNA levels were observed in diabetic HLMs. In contrast, neither P450 3A5 protein level nor mRNA expression differed significantly between the two groups. Concurrently, we have observed increased P450 2E1 protein level and higher chlorzoxazone 6-hydroxylation activity in diabetic HLMs.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

These studies indicate that diabetes is associated with a significant decrease in hepatic P450 3A4 enzymatic activity and protein level. This finding could be clinically relevant for diabetic patients who have additional comorbidities and are receiving multiple medications. To further characterize the effect of diabetes on P450 3A4 activity, a well-controlled clinical study in diabetic patients is warranted.     

Effects of N-terminal modification of recombinant human cytochrome P450 1A2 on catalytic activity

• The high-level expression of mammalian cytochrome P450 in bacteria usually requires modification of the amino-terminal region of the enzyme. The effect of altering amino acids in the N-terminus of human recombinant CYP1A2 on its catalytic activity was investigated herein.

• Rates of 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylation by CYP1A2a (a form made by altering the amino acids LLL of CYP1A2 to RER at positions 3–5) in reconstituted systems were significantly low compared with those of other CYP1A2?N-terminal variants at a low ratio of cytochrome P450 to NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase, but not at higher reductase concentrations.

• CYP1A2a-dependent ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase activity in a cumene hydroperoxide-supported system was approximately 2-fold higher than other CYP1A2?N-terminal variants.

• Our results suggest that modification of three N-terminal amino acids in CYP1A2 alters the interaction between CYP1A2 and the reductase in reconstituted phospholipid vesicles and in the bicistronic membranes.