| Literature DB >> 7236487 |
P D Josephy, B Palcic, L D Skarsgard.
Abstract
Misonidazole (MISO) is a nitroimidazole drug currently undergoing clinical trials as a radiosensitizer of hypoxic tumour cells. The drug is also toxic to such cells, probably because of metabolic activation of the nitro group under hypoxia. The metabolic fate of 14C-labelled MISO is examined, using hypoxic mammalian (CHO) cells in vitro. Organic-soluble and acid-soluble metabolites are formed, and radioactivity is bound to macromolecules. The organic-soluble products are separated by TLC and HPLC. Evidence is presented to show that one of the metabolites is hydroxylamino-misonidazole. The significance of metabolic nitroreduction is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7236487 PMCID: PMC2010618 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1981.65
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Cancer ISSN: 0007-0920 Impact factor: 7.640