title: Metabolism and disposition of [14C]5-amino-o-cresol in female F344 rats and B6C3F1 mice.
abstract: The metabolism and disposition of [(14)C]5-amino-o-cresol (AOC) in female F344 rats following oral, intravenous, and dermal administration and in female B6C3F1 mice following oral administration were studied. Greater than 80% of a single oral dose (4.0-357 mg kg(-1)) or intravenous dose (2.7 mg kg(-1)) was excreted in urine within 24 h. When the dosing site was protected from grooming, less than 10% of the dermal dose (2.5 and 26 mg kg(-1), rinsed off after 6 h) was absorbed within 24 h, and most of the absorbed radioactivity was excreted in urine. For the unprotected dermal dose, grooming played a major role in the absorption of AOC. Very little AOC-derived radioactivity was present in the surveyed tissues after 24 or 72 h regardless of route, dose level, or species. Five urinary metabolites were identified: 5-acetamido-1,4-dihydroxy-2-methylbenzene glucuronide, AOC O-glucuronide, AOC O-sulfate, N-acetyl-AOC O-glucuronide, and N-acetyl-AOC O-sulfate.
authors.affiliation: Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hedtke
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: L-J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Dix
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D003408:Cresols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344
chemical_list: C526646:5-amino-o-cresol; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D003408:Cresols