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Method H: In Vitro Metabolic Conversion Assay Using Human Liver S9 Fractions
A representative sampling of prodrug compounds was incubated with Human Liver S9 Fractions (Life Technologies Corporation) at 10 μM in duplicates. Incubations were carried out at 37° C. in a shaker water bath. Samples were taken at 0 and 60 minutes. Negative controls (without S9 fractions) and positive controls (7-ethoxycoumarin and 7-hydroxycoumarin) were run concurrently with the test articles in duplicates. All samples were analyzed using LC/MS/MS; depletion of the parent compounds and the formation of gemcitabine were monitored, though the latter was not quantitatively monitored. The test results are tabulated in Table 1.
After incubation with Human Liver S9 Fractions for 60 minutes, depletion of each test compound was observed along with formation of gemcitabine as a metabolite.