Cambendazole and nondrug macromolecules in tissue residues

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Abstract
The anthelmintic cambendazole is rapidly metabolized to at least 13 urinary metabolites. Radioactivity was found in liver for weeks after a single dose in cattle, but even at 3 days’ withdrawal, cambendazole and metabolites previously identified in urine accounted for only a small fraction of liver radioactivity. The radioactivity was ubiquitously distributed in protein and nucleic acid fractions, and /14C/ glutamic acid was identified, indicating incorporation of 14C into the endogenous pool. Part of the residual liver radioactivity at 7 days was convertible chemically to 5‐nttrobenzimidazole, indicating a drug‐related macromolecular residue. However, data from rats fed radio‐labeled steer liver indicate that the residue is minimally bioavailable and therefore of substantially less toxicological concern than cambendazole itself.

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