[Contribution to biotransformation and analysis of the psychopharmacon mefexamide (author's transl)]. 1981

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After oral administration of a therapeutic dosage (400 mg) Mefexamide (I), six excretion products were detected in human urine and subsequently identified by GC/MS and TLC: in addition to the unchanged drug (I) in the acidic extracted urine without hydrolysis p-methoxiphenoxiaceticacid-methylester (II) and p-methoxiphenoxiaceticacid (III) were detected; the latter two and p-hydroxyanisole (IV) were also found in the acidic extract after hydrolysis (with hydrochloric acid or enzymatic). In the alkaline urine extract besides the unchanged drug (I) and the main metabolite V (partially described previously by Forist et al. [8]1), metabolite VI, which occurred only in very small amounts, could be detected. Additionally, 2-diethylaminoethylamine (VII) was identified as an artifact in the alkaline extract after acidic hydrolysis. Hydrolysis of mefexamide with hydrochloric acid led to substances II, III, IV, and VII. For the main metabolite V, a synthesis route is described. Approximately 15% of the administered drug was recovered in the 24-h urine; substances I and V could be detected a least 72h after application.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002849 Chromatography, Gas Fractionation of a vaporized sample as a consequence of partition between a mobile gaseous phase and a stationary phase held in a column. Two types are gas-solid chromatography, where the fixed phase is a solid, and gas-liquid, in which the stationary phase is a nonvolatile liquid supported on an inert solid matrix. Chromatography, Gas-Liquid,Gas Chromatography,Chromatographies, Gas,Chromatographies, Gas-Liquid,Chromatography, Gas Liquid,Gas Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatography
D006016 Glycolates Derivatives of ACETIC ACID which contain an hydroxy group attached to the methyl carbon. 2-Hydroxyacetates,Glycolate Ethers,Hydroxyacetate Ethers,Hydroxyacetates,Hydroxyacetic Acids,2 Hydroxyacetates,Acids, Hydroxyacetic,Ethers, Glycolate,Ethers, Hydroxyacetate
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006868 Hydrolysis The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
D000284 Administration, Oral The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. Drug Administration, Oral,Administration, Oral Drug,Oral Administration,Oral Drug Administration,Administrations, Oral,Administrations, Oral Drug,Drug Administrations, Oral,Oral Administrations,Oral Drug Administrations
D001711 Biotransformation The chemical alteration of an exogenous substance by or in a biological system. The alteration may inactivate the compound or it may result in the production of an active metabolite of an inactive parent compound. The alterations may be divided into METABOLIC DETOXICATION, PHASE I and METABOLIC DETOXICATION, PHASE II.

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