title: In vitro metabolism of chlorpheniramine in the rabbit.
abstract: The in vitro metabolism of 3-(p-chlorophenyl)-3-(2-pyridyl)-N, N-dimethylpropylamine (chlorpheniramine, I) by rabbit liver microsomes was examined. The metabolites, tentatively identified by gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, included the mono- and didemethyl metabolites, the aldehyde that results from deamination, and further metabolites of this aldehyde including its intramolecular cyclization product, an indolizine, and its reduction product, the alcohol. Inhibition of metabolism of I by N2, CO, SKF-525A, 2,4-dichloro-6-phenylphenoxyethylamine (DPEA), or deletion of NADPH implies some involvement of cytochrome P-450 in the metabolic reactions. Quantitation of metabolism in these studies accounted for only 69% of the dose, so that binding and/or other undetected metabolic pathways were operative.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Kammerer
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Lampe
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D000818:Animals; D002744:Chlorpheniramine / Q000378:metabolism*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D011335:Proadifen / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D002744:Chlorpheniramine; D011335:Proadifen