Metabolism of cocaine in man.
Following ingestion of [N-14CH3]cocaine (10 mg, 2.3 muCi) by 2 healthy subjects, breath, saliva, serum, and urine samples were collected serially. Labeled CO2 production was monitored as a measure of N-demethylation of cocaine. The cumulative excretion of 14CO2 in 5 hr was 2.4% and 6.2% of the administered dose with half-lives of 2.3 and 1.4 hr, respectively. The greater N-demethylation was found in a subject with lower plasma cholinesterase activity. Radioactivity excreted in 0 to 28 hr urine reached 65% to 75% of the dose. Ecgonine methyl ester, a product of cocaine hydrolysis by plasma cholinesterase, was identified as a major metabolite in the urine of both subjects and accounted for 32% to 49% of the urinary metabolites.
D000328:Adult; D000632:Aminopyrine / Q000378:metabolism; D001944:Breath Tests; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D003042:Cocaine / Q000378:metabolism*; D003640:Dealkylation; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000632:Aminopyrine; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003042:Cocaine