Protein Information

Name UGT1A4
Synonyms Bilirubin specific UDPGT isozyme 2; UGT 1; UGT1; GNT1; UDPGT; HUG BR2; HUGBR 2; HUGBR2…

Compound Information

Name 1-naphthol
CAS 1-naphthalenol

Reference List

PubMed Abstract RScore(About this table)
17998297 Fujiwara R, Nakajima M, Yamanaka H, Katoh M, Yokoi T: Product inhibition of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) enzymes by UDP obfuscates the inhibitory effects of UGT substrates. Drug Metab Dispos. 2008 Feb;36(2):361-7. Epub 2007 Nov 12.

In the present study, we found that UGT1A1-catalyzed estradiol 3-O-glucuronide formation and UGT1A4-catalyzed imipramine N-glucuronide formation in human liver microsomes were prominently decreased in the presence of 1-naphthol, but those by recombinant human UGT1A1 and UGT1A4, respectively, were not.
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17636046 Kubota T, Lewis BC, Elliot DJ, Mackenzie PI, Miners JO: Critical roles of residues 36 and 40 in the phenol and tertiary amine aglycone substrate selectivities of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases 1A3 and 1A4. Mol Pharmacol. 2007 Oct;72(4):1054-62. Epub 2007 Jul 17.

UGT1A3 glucuronidates the planar phenols 1-naphthol (1-NP) and 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU), whereas UGT1A4 converts the tertiary amines lamotrigine (LTG) and trifluoperazine (TFP) to quaternary ammonium glucuronides.
38(0,1,1,8) Details
15788539 Di Marco A, D'Antoni M, Attaccalite S, Carotenuto P, Laufer R: Determination of drug glucuronidation and UDP-glucuronosyltransferase selectivity using a 96-well radiometric assay. Drug Metab Dispos. 2005 Jun;33(6):812-9. Epub 2005 Mar 23.

The major UGT isoforms identified were UGT1A6, UGT1A7, and UGT1A9 for 4-methylumbelliferone; UGT1A6 and UGT1A8 for 1-naphthol; UGT2B7 for naloxone; UGT1A3 and UGT2B7 for ketoprofen; and UGT1A4 for trifluoperazine.
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19487247 Kerdpin O, Mackenzie PI, Bowalgaha K, Finel M, Miners JO: Influence of N-terminal domain histidine and proline residues on the substrate selectivities of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1, 1A6, 1A9, 2B7, and 2B10. Drug Metab Dispos. 2009 Sep;37(9):1948-55. Epub 2009 Jun 1.


An N-terminal domain histidine [corresponding to position 39 of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1] is conserved in all UGT1A and UGT2B subfamily proteins except UGT1A4 (Pro-40) and UGT2B10 (Leu-34).
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17301691 Kurkela M, Patana AS, Mackenzie PI, Court MH, Tate CG, Hirvonen J, Goldman A, Finel M: Interactions with other human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases attenuate the consequences of the Y485D mutation on the activity and substrate affinity of UGT1A6. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2007 Feb;17(2):115-26.

Using 1-naphthol as the aglycone substrate, the Km of 6YD for the cosubstrate UDP-glucuronic acid was about 50 times higher than in UGT1A6.
RESULTS: Coinfections with UGT1A4 increased the normalized scopoletin glucuronidation of 6YD (the Y485D mutant of UGT1A6) much more than it affected 1YD (the Y486D mutant of UGT1A1).
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15802387 Luukkanen L, Taskinen J, Kurkela M, Kostiainen R, Hirvonen J, Finel M: Kinetic characterization of the 1A subfamily of recombinant human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases. Drug Metab Dispos. 2005 Jul;33(7):1017-26. Epub 2005 Mar 31.

The glucuronidation of entacapone by UGT1A9 was inhibited by 1-naphthol in a competitive fashion, with respect to entacapone, and an uncompetitive fashion, with respect to UDP-glucuronic acid (UDPGA).
The results demonstrated that seven of the UGT1A isoforms are capable of conjugating phenolic substrates with similar highest k (cat) values, and UGT1A4 has a lower relative turnover rate.
1(0,0,0,1) Details
15039294 Uchaipichat V, Mackenzie PI, Guo XH, Gardner-Stephen D, Galetin A, Houston JB, Miners JO: Human udp-glucuronosyltransferases: isoform selectivity and kinetics of 4-methylumbelliferone and 1-naphthol glucuronidation, effects of organic solvents, and inhibition by diclofenac and probenecid. Drug Metab Dispos. 2004 Apr;32(4):413-23.


All isoforms except UGT1A4 glucuronidated 4MU, whereas all but UGT 1A4, 2B15, and 2B17 metabolized 1NP.
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