title: Biotransformation of an acyclic neolignan in rats.
abstract: The biotransformation of an acyclic neolignan, (+)-erythro-(4,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-1'-allyl-3',5'-dimethoxy)-8-O-4' neolignan, in rats has been investigated. After administration of (+)-erythro-(4,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-1'-allyl-3',5'-dimethoxy)-8-O-4'-++ +neolignan to rat by intraperitoneal injection, urine and faeces were collected. A small amount of (+)-erythro-(4,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-1'-allyl-3',5'- dimethoxy)-8-O-4'-neolignan and its metabolic product were obtained from an ethyl acetate extract of the urine, and the largest amount of the same metabolic product was obtained from a dichloromethane extract of the faeces. The sole metabolic product was identified as (+)-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-1'-allyl-3',5'-dimethoxy)-8-O-4'-neolignan++ + by spectroscopic methods. Furthermore, biotransformation of (+)-erythro-(4,7-dihydro-3-methoxy-1'-allyl-3',5'- dimethoxy)-8-O-4'-neolignan by intestinal bacteria in rat faeces was also investigated in vitro. Consequently, (+)-erythro-(4,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-1'-allyl-3',5'-dimethoxy)-8-O-4'-++ +neolignan was reduced to the same metabolic product and no other metabolic products were produced. These results suggested that intestinal bacteria were concerned in the specific dehydroxylation of (+)-erythro-(4,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-1'-allyl-3',5'-dimethoxy)-8-O-4'-++ +neolignan in rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kameoka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001711:Biotransformation; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D017705:Lignans / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D017705:Lignans