title: Stereospecificity and stereoselectivity of flobufen metabolic profile in male rats in vitro and in vivo: phase I of biotransformation.
abstract: Flobufen (F) is the original nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) containing two enantiomers. The aim of this investigation was to elucidate the biotransformation pathway of F at chiral level in phase I of biotransformation. Stereoselectivity and stereospecificity of the respective enzymes were studied in male rats in vitro (microsomal and cytosolic fractions, hepatocytes suspension) and in vivo. The rac-F, (+)-R-F and (-)-S-F were used as substrates. Amounts of F enantiomers, 4-dihydroflobufen diastereoisomers (DHF) and other metabolites (M-17203, UM) were determined with a chiral HPLC method in two chromatographic runs on R,R-ULMO and allyl-terguride bonded columns. Stereoselective biotransformation of the two enantiomers of F was observed at all tested levels and significant bidirectional chiral inversion of enantiomers of F was observed in hepatocytes. Mean enantiomeric ratios of F concentrations (S-/R-), after rac-F incubations, ranging from 1.09 in cytosolic fraction to 18.23 in hepatocytes. Stereospecificity of the respective F reductases was also observed. (2R;4S)-DHF and (2S;4S)-DHF are the principal metabolites of F in microsomes and hepatocytes. Neither DHF diastereoisomers nor M-17203 were found in cytosolic fraction. Only the nonchiral metabolite, M-17203, was found in all urine and feces samples after oral administration of F.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. WSOL@FAF.CUNI.CZ
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wsól
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Král
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Skálová
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Szotáková
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trejtnar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flieger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001711:Biotransformation; D002087:Butyrates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D002087:Butyrates; C056474:flobufen