title: Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of decursin and decursinol angelate from Angelica gigas Nakai.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of decursin and decursinol angelate (D/DA) was investigated in male SD rats following oral and intravenous administration. D/DA and metabolites obtained from in vitro samples were evaluated by LC/MS. The level of D/DA and metabolized decursinol in the blood following oral and intravenous administration declined according to first-order kinetics, with T1/2 values of 56.67, 58.01 and 57.22 h, respectively, being observed after administration of a dose of 2 mg/kg body weight. The large intestine was the major site of disposition following oral administration. These data indicate that D/DA is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. In in vitro experiment utilizing liver microsomal protein, the major metabolic reaction of D/DA occurred to change decursinol. The cumulative biliary, urinary, and fecal excretion of D/DA in bile duct-cannulated rats was 36.10+/-2.9, 25.35+/-3.8, and 34.20+/-3.2%, respectively, at 72 h after administration. These results indicate that the absorption of D/DA is almost complete, and that its metabolites are primarily excreted into feces through the bile. These results indicate that D/DA is subject to enterohepatic circulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Smart Foods and Drugs, Inje University, Gimhae, Gyeongnam 621-749, Korea.
authors.forename: Kang Min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myo Jeong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae Seon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000284:Administration, Oral; D029969:Angelica / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001682:Biological Availability; D002087:Butyrates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D004764:Enterohepatic Circulation; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D001578:Benzopyrans; D002087:Butyrates; C101278:decursin