| Literature DB >> 4036169 |
S Vickers, C A Duncan, S D White, H G Ramjit, J L Smith, R W Walker, H Flynn, B H Arison.
Abstract
The [1-14C]pivaloyloxyethyl ester of methyldopa administered to man and cynomolgus monkeys resulted in the elimination in the urine of 14C-pivalic acid metabolites. Pivaloyl glucuronide and pivaloyl carnitine were identified as the major radioactive urinary metabolites in monkey urine and human urine, respectively. N.m.r. analysis indicated that pivaloyl carnitine had a cyclic structure. Although the role of carnitine is in the transport of fatty acids across mitochondrial membranes, it may also function in the conjugation of carboxylic acid xenobiotics in humans.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 4036169 DOI: 10.3109/00498258509045018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Xenobiotica ISSN: 0049-8254 Impact factor: 1.908