Differential Interaction of Porphyrins Used in Photoradiation Therapy with Ferrochelatase

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Journal Biochem J

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1984 Oct 15

PMID 6497856

Citations 31

Authors

H A Dailey

A Smith

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Abstract

The mechanism of porphyrin accumulation by tumours is not yet established. If metabolism aids porphyrin elimination, tumours, unlike normal tissues, may not metabolize porphyrins used clinically, such as proto-, haemato-, OO'-diacetyl-haemato- and monohydroxyethyl-monovinyl-deutero-porphyrin. Proto-, haemato- and monohydroxyethyl-monovinyl-deutero-porphyrin are substrates for the mitochondrial enzyme ferrochelatase (EC 4.99.1.1), which can form haem analogues from exogenous porphyrins. The Km values for proto-, haemato- and monohydroxyethyl-monovinyl-deutero-porphyrin are 11, 22 and 23 microM respectively. However, OO'-diacetyl-haematoporphyrin is an effective competitive inhibitor with Ki of 11 microM. Hepatic ferrochelatase specific activity is 5.9 and 5.5 nmol of haem/h per mg of protein respectively in normal Buffalo rat and in those bearing the extrahepatic Morris 7288C hepatoma, and is only 0.13 nmol/h per mg in the hepatomas. Therefore low ferrochelatase activity in cancerous cells may provide one means whereby some porphyrins accumulate in tumours, and the ability of certain porphyrins to act as ferrochelatase inhibitors may provide another.

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