title: Metabolism profiles and excretion of 14C-aminoglutethimide in several animal species and man.
abstract: 1. Following administration of a single oral dose of 14C-aminoglutethimide to rats, guinea-pigs, rabbits and man, greater than 89% of the dose was excreted in urine and faeces within 72 h; dogs eliminated only 51% in this time. 2. Extensive metabolism occurred in all species, with N-acetylaminoglutethimide being the major metabolite except for dog and man. In the latter two species unchanged drug was the main product excreted. 3. A metabolite, 3-(4-acetamidophenyl)-3-(2-carboxamidoethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-one, not previously found in human urine, was identified. 4. Chronic administration of aminoglutethimide to rats produced no detectable change in the excretory or metabolite patterns of the drug. However chronic administration of phenobarbitone decreased the urinary excretion of 14C over a 72 h period. 5. Residual (72 h) tissue levels of 14C were less than 1 microgram equivalent of 14C-aminoglutethimide/g tissue in the rat, guinea-pig and rabbit. Dog tissues retained a considerable quantity of 14C at this time.
authors.affiliation: Welsh School of Pharmacy, UWIST, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Dalrymple
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Nicholls
mesh_terms: D000616:Aminoglutethimide / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000818:Animals; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D012737:Sex Factors; D013045:Species Specificity; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D000616:Aminoglutethimide