Metabolism of 2,6-dichlorobenzamide in rats and mice |
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Authors: | J E Bakke G L Larsen V J Feil E B Brittebo I Brandt |
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Institution: | Metabolism and Radiation Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fargo, ND 58105. |
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Abstract: | 1. Oral doses of 2,6-dichlorobenzamide (DCB) were excreted by rats as DCB, two monohydroxy-DCBs, 2-chloro-5-hydroxy-6-(methylthio)benzamide and 2-chloro-5-hydroxy-6-S-(N-acetyl)cysteinyl]benzamide (mercapturic acid). 2. Biliary excretion (33% of the dose), enterohepatic circulation and intestinal micro-floral metabolism were involved in formation of 2-chloro-5-hydroxy-6-(methylthio)benzamide, and the mercapturic acid served as a precursor. 3. Whole body autoradiography and microautoradiography showed the accumulation of non-extractable residues from DCB in the nasal mucosa and contents of the large intestines of rats and mice dosed with 14C-labelled DCB. |
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