METABOLISM OF ARILDONE, AN ANTI-VIRAL AGENT, IN LABORATORY-ANIMALS

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 9  (5) , 424-427
Abstract
After arildone administration, 4 compounds were identified in the excreta of laboratory animals: unchanged drug, arildone; the O-desmethyl metabolite, 4-[6-(2-chloro-4-hydroxy)phenoxy]hexyl-3,5-heptanedione; the sulfate ester of 2-chloro-4-methoxyphenol; and a labile conjugate of chlorohydroquinone tentatively characterized as the sulfate ester. The concentrations of each of these were determined in the urine and/or plasma of rats, dogs and mice after administration of 14C-arildone.