Recombinant CYPs are commonly used in ADME-Tox studies as in vitro tools, mostly for reaction phenotyping, enzyme inhibition screening, clearance and metabolite ID.
“Research has shown that rCYPs expressed in E. coli (Bactosomes) showed greater enzymatic activity compared with the equivalent enzymes expressed in insect cells (Supersomes). Similarly, most Bactosomes show greater turnover numbers when compared with the equivalent Supersomes. These results demonstrate that human rCYPs expressed in E. coli are frequently more active than the corresponding rCYPs expressed in insect cells» says Michael Voice from CYPEX. [Read more…]
