Multiple forms of liver microsomal cytochrome P-450 in rats were identified on SDS-polyacrylamide gels stained for protein and peroxidase activity after induction with phenobarbital, 3-methylcholanthrene, and 16 alpha-cyanopregnenolone. The induced forms were correlated to the in vitro metabolism of biphenyl, benzo(a)pyrene and the steroids 4-androstene-3,17-dione and 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha,17 beta-diol. Induction of two forms with apparent molecular weights of 54,000 (RLvMc P-450 54) AND 50,000 (RLvMc P-450 50) was obtained with phenobarbital, induction of RLvMc P-450 55 and RLvMc P-450 58 with 3-methylcholanthrene and induction of FLvMc P-450 54 with 16 alpha-cyanopregnenolone. The RLvMc P-450 50 was mainly associated with the formation of benzo(a)pyrene-4,5-dihydrodiol, and 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dione. The RLvMc P-450 55 and/or the RLvMc P-450 58 was mainly associated with the formation of 2- and 3-hydroxybiphenyl and benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol and FLvMc P-450 54 was to some extent associated with the formation of benzo(a)pyrene-4,5-dihydrodiol and several metabolites of 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha, 17 beta-diol. It is suggested that SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis may be a valuable complement to enzyme assays in evaluating effects of drugs and environmental chemicals on the liver microsomal hydroxylase system.
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