Propranolol Metabolite Synthesis and Analysis

Tris buffer, potassium chloride, glycerol and Triton X-100 were sourced from Carl Roth GmbH & Co. KG (Karlsruhe, Germany); UDPGA, (±)-propranolol, (R)-propranolol, and (±)-4-hydroxypropranolol were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (Taufkirchen, Germany); (±)-5-hydroxypropranolol was purchased from Cayman Chemical Company (Ann Arbor, MI, USA); the NADPH regeneration system was sourced from Promega Corporation (Madison, WI, USA); and 4-methoxypropranolol was synthesized in-house as described previously [30 (link),31 (link),32 (link)]. Ammonium hydrogen carbonate was purchased from VWR International GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany); and phosphate buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.4) was purchased from VWR Chemicals LLC (Solon, OH, USA).