title: The time course of methanethiol in the rat.
abstract: The first order rate constant for the conversion of intraperitoneally administered methanethiol to sulfate in the rat was found to be 0.571 hr-1. The first order rate constant for the urinary excretion of sulfate was 0.0818 hr-1. Thus, the half-life for the metabolism of methanethiol to sulfate was 1.21 hr and for the elimination of sulfate in the urine was 8.47 hr.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013431:Sulfates / Q000652:urine; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013431:Sulfates; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; C005231:methylmercaptan