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. 2021 Oct 1;8:734334. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.734334

Table 4.

Dietary I3C and DIM alteration of FMO1 in rat liver microsomes and FMO/CYP-mediated metabolism of N,N-dimethylaniline, nicotine and tamoxifen (145, 153).

Dieta FMO1 Protein
(% Control)b
UL-ring 14C-N,N-Dimethylaniline
(FMO/CYP)c
(S)-5-3H-Nicotine
(FMO/CYP)d
3H-N-methyl-Tamoxifen
(FMO/CYP)e
Control 100 1.11 1.43 0.79
1,000 ppm I3C 93 0.22 1.11 0.53
2,500 ppm I3C 10 0.07 0 0.20
1,000 ppm DIM 13 0.14 0 0.32
2,500 ppm DIM 3 0.02 0.08 0.31
a

Male Fischer 344 rats were fed AIN-76A diet containing I3C or DIM for 4 weeks.

b

FMO1 protein levels in liver microsomes measured by western blotting using polyclonal antibody to pig FMO1.

c

[14C]-Dimethylaniline-N-oxide (FMO) and methylaniline (CYP) measured by HPLC with on-line radiochemical detection.

d

(S)-[3H]-Nicotine-N-1'-oxide (FMO), nornicotine (CYP) and nicotine-Δ1,5-iminium ion (CYP) measured by HPLC with on-line radiochemical detection.

e

[3H]-Tamoxifen-N-oxide (FMO), N-desmethyl-tamoxifen (CYP) and 4-hydroxy-tamoxifen (CYP) were determined by TLC and radioscanning using a System 2,000 imaging scanner (Bioscan, Inc., Washington, DC).