ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the metabolic profile of chrysin in SULT1A3 and human small intestine S9.Methods After incubation of chrysin using in vitro SULT1A3 and human small intestine S9 system, high-performance liquid chromatography was utilized to determine the sulfates of chrysin.Mass spectrum(MS) were employed to elucidate the structures of metabolite.Results In the SULT1A3 with PAPS, Km were (3.06 ±1.04) and (0.41±0.06) μM, Vmax were (12.13 ±1.30) and (6.72 ±1.61) nmol/(min· mg), Vmax/Km were 3.96 and 16.39 mL/(min· mg), respectively.In the human small intestine S9 with PAPS, Km were (1.92 ±0.35) and (0.01 ±0.00) μM, Vmax were (0.52 ±0.02) and (0.08 ± 0.02) nmol/(min· mg), Vmax/Km were 0.27 and 8.00 mL/(min· mg).The metabolic behavior of chrysin in SULT1A3 and human small intestine S9 both were followed biphasic kinetics.The sulfation of chrysin in SULT1A3 showed a significant correlation with that in human small intestine S9(R2 =0.985).Conclusion The result indicates that SULT1A3 is the major enzyme to the metabolism of chrysin, human small intestine may be the main metabolic organs of chrysin.