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SUBMITTER: Siddens LK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4116332 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Siddens Lisbeth K LK Krueger Sharon K SK Henderson Marilyn C MC Williams David E DE
Biochemical pharmacology 20140219 1
Flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO) oxygenates drugs/xenobiotics containing a soft nucleophile through a C4a hydroperoxy-FAD intermediate. Human FMOs 1, 2 and 3, expressed in Sf9 insect microsomes, released 30-50% of O₂ consumed as H₂O₂ upon addition of NADPH. Addition of substrate had little effect on H₂O₂ production. Two common FMO2 (the major isoform in the lung) genetic polymorphisms, S195L and N413K, were examined for generation of H₂O₂. FMO2 S195L exhibited higher "leakage", producing mu ...[more]