title: The metabolism of n-butyl glycidyl ether in the rat and rabbit.
abstract: [1-14C]Butyl glycidyl ether administered orally to male rats and rabbits (20 mg/kg) is rapidly absorbed and metabolized. Most of the administered compound, 87% (rat) and 78% (rabbit), is eliminated in the 0-24 urine. Major metabolites in the rat include 3-butoxy-2-hydroxypropionic acid (9%), 3-butoxy-2-acetylaminopropionic acid (23%) and butoxyacetic acid (10%). 3-Butoxy-2-hydroxypropionic acid (35%) and butoxyacetic acid (5%) are also major metabolites in the rabbit. Biotransformations of the glycidyl ether and their likely biochemical mechanisms are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001711:Biotransformation; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; C022794:n-butyl glycidyl ether