| Literature DB >> 935647 |
E G Leighty, A F Fentiman, R L Foltz.
Abstract
Long-retained metabolites of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta9-THC) and delta8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta8-THC) previously detected in the liver, spleen, fat, and bone marrow of the rat after I.V. or I.P. injections of 14C-delta8-THC or 14C-delta9-THC, have been identified as fatty acid conjugates of 11-hydroxy-delta9-THC and 11-hydroxy-delta8-THC. Characterization of the metabolites was facilitated by their large-scale in vitro production from 11-hydroxy-delta9-THC and 11-hydroxy-delta8-THC with a rat-liver microsomal enzyme system. Conjugation of long-chain fatty acids to drugs or their hydroxylated metabolites may have considerable biological significance.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID： 935647
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol ISSN： 0034-5164