title: Amphetamine in rat brain after intraperitoneal injection of N-alkylated analogues.
abstract: Three N-alkylated analogues of amphetamine were administered intraperitoneally to male Sprague-Dawley rats and whole brain levels of amphetamine (AM) and the N-alkyl analogue were determined one hour after injection of the N-alkylated compounds. The drugs administered were the N-2-cyanoethyl-(I) (fenproporex), the N-3-chloropropyl-(II) (mefenorex) and the N-n-propyl-(III) derivatives of AM: the first two of these are used clinically as anorexiants, and the latter has been used extensively to study aspects of metabolism of AM-like compounds. Analysis of AM, I, II and III was performed using electron-capture gas chromatography with a capillary column after reaction of compounds with pentafluorobenzoyl chloride under aqueous conditions. In a second comparative study, equimolar doses (0.05 mMole/kg) of I or AM were administered intraperitoneally to the rats and brain levels determined after one hour. Results indicate extensive N-dealkylation occurs for compounds I, II and III in the rat.
mesh_terms: D000661:Amphetamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000378:metabolism*; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D003640:Dealkylation; D003913:Dextroamphetamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D001067:Appetite Depressants; C029115:d-N-propylamphetamine; D000661:Amphetamine; C000450:mefenorex; D003913:Dextroamphetamine; C026013:fenproporex