title: The metabolism of the xenobiotic triacylglycerols, rac-1- and sn-2- (3-phenoxybenzoyl)-dipalmitoylglycerol, following intravenous administration to the rat.
abstract: The metabolism of 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3PBA) in the form of triacylglycerol conjugates was compared with that of non-esterified 3PBA. Three radiolabeled triacylglycerols (rac-1-(3-phenoxy-[ring-14C]-benzoyl)-2,3-dipalmitoylglycerol (1(3PBA)DPG), sn-2-(3-phenoxy-[ring-14C]benzoyl)-1,3-dipalmitoylglycerol (2(3PBA)DPG) and the "natural" tri-[1-14C]oleoylglycerol) were incorporated into rat VLDL. Nonesterified 3PBA was prepared in rat serum albumin solution. Each preparation was administered i.v. to rats and serial blood samples were taken during the subsequent 6 hr. Urine and faeces were collected and tissue residues determined at 6 hr and 48 hr after administration. Biphasic elimination of 3PBA was observed with half-lives of 18 min and 2 hr. The triacylglycerols showed a rapid first phase and a longer second phase half-life: trioleoylglycerol 26 hr, 1(3PBA)DPG 7.6 hr and 2(3PBA)DPG 17.3 hr. The majority (63-76%) of 3PBA (whether esterified or not) was eliminated within 24 hr in urine, which contained similar profiles of metabolites. The triacylglycerols gave rise to higher tissue residues than did non-esterified 3PBA, particularly in adipose tissue which alone was not significantly depleted of radioactivity between 6 and 48 hr. The results accord with the rapid association of the VLDL-(3PBA)DPG complexes with lipoprotein lipase of the capillary epithelium, followed by hydrolysis to 3PBA, metabolism and elimination but with a proportion being redistributed into adipose tissue, re-esterified and then eliminated relatively slowly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Wye College, University of London, Ashford, Kent, UK.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Haselden
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Dodds
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Hutson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000652:urine; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006207:Half-Life; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000378:metabolism; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014304:Triolein / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*