In vitro biotransformation of flavonoids by rat liver microsomes

S. E. Nielsen; V. Breinholt; U. Justesen; Claus Cornett; L. O. Dragsted

doi:10.1080/004982598239498

In vitro biotransformation of flavonoids by rat liver microsomes

S. E. Nielsen, V. Breinholt, U. Justesen, Claus Cornett, L. O. Dragsted

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Abstract

1. Sixteen naturally occurring flavonoids were investigated as substrates for cytochrome P450 in uninduced and Aroclor 1254-induced rat liver microsomes. Naringenin, hesperetin, chrysin, apigenin, tangeretin, kaempferol, galangin and tamarixetin were all metabolized extensively by induced rat liver microsomes but only to a minor extent by uninduced microsomes. No metabolites were detected from eriodictyol, taxifolin, luteolin, quercetin, myricetin, fisetin, morin or isorhamnetin. 2. The identity of the metabolites was elucidated using lc-ms and H-1-nmr, and was consistent with a general metabolic pathway leading to the corresponding 3',4'-dihydroxylated flavonoids either by hydroxylation or demethylation. Structural requirements for microsomal hydroxylation appeared to be a single or no hydroxy group on the B-ring of the flavan nucleus. The presence of two or more hydroxy groups on the B-ring seemed to prevent further hydroxylation. The results indicate that demethylation only occurs in the B-ring when the methoxy group is positioned at C-4'-, and not at the C-3'-position. 3. The CYP1A isozymes were found to be the main enzymes involved in flavonoid hydroxylation, whereas other cytochrome P450 isozymes seem to be involved in flavonoid demethylation.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Journal	Xenobiotica
Volume	28
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	389-401
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0049-8254
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/004982598239498
Publication status	Published - 1998

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