title: Biodisposition of FITC-labeled aloemannan in mice.
abstract: Biodisposition of FITC-labeled aloemannan (F-AM) with the homogenate from some organs in mice was demonstrated. F-AM was metabolized only by the mucosa from the large intestine into smaller molecules that were effectively absorbed in mice. The homogenate from the other tissues did not affect the metabolism of F-AM. The degraded product (1) of F-AM after incubation with 10% feces homogenate for 24 h was chromatographed on a highly porous polymer and a Sephadex LH-20 column to provide an FITC-degraded fraction (2), which was shown to have a molecular weight of 800 D on Sephadex G-25 gel permeation. Metabolite 2 was examined by physicochemical methods and shown to be a mixture of FITC-hexose and -2 hexose on FAB-MS. An FITC-degraded fraction (3) with a molecular weight of 3 KD was obtained by 6-h incubation with 10% feces homogenate on Sephadex G-25 column chromatography and was shown to be a mixture of FITC-9 and 12 x hexose on TOF-MS.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Fukuyama, Japan. yagi@fupharm.fukuyama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaneo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mihashi
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D000504:Aloe / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / Q000737:chemistry*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008351:Mannans / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D008351:Mannans; C120643:aloemannan; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate