The metabolism of 1,3-dibromopropane by the rat

Abstract
The metabolism of 1,3-dibromopropane was investigated in the rat. Two conjugated metabolites were isolated from the urine and identified as S-(3-hydroxypropyl)cysteine and N-acetyl-S-(3-hydroxypropyl)cysteine. An oxidation product, identified as .beta.-bromolactic acid, was isolated as a urinary metabolite. 1,3-Dibromopropane was not excreted unchanged in expired air or in the urine; .apprx. 15% of the dose (100 mg/kg) was excreted as metabolic products over 50 h and 3.5% as CO2 within 6 h, indicating that oxidation was the main route of detoxication.