Ethyl carbamate metabolism: in vivo inhibitors and in vitro enzymatic systems

Yamamoto, T; Pierce, WM, Jr; Hurst, HE; Chen, D; Waddell, WJ

HERO ID

65374

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1990

Language

English

PMID

1974186

HERO ID 65374
In Press No
Year 1990
Title Ethyl carbamate metabolism: in vivo inhibitors and in vitro enzymatic systems
Authors Yamamoto, T; Pierce, WM, Jr; Hurst, HE; Chen, D; Waddell, WJ
Journal Drug Metabolism and Disposition
Volume 18
Issue 3
Page Numbers 276-280
Abstract The enzymatic system involved in the metabolism of ethyl-carbamate (51796) (EC) was investigated. Male Aax-mice, pretreated with agents capable of affecting EC metabolism, were given a single oral dose of 125 micromoles carbon-14 tagged EC per kilogram of body weight. Two hours after exposure, blood specimens and livers were harvested postmortem, and radioactivity in blood and covalent binding to liver protein were measured. In-vitro metabolism of ethyl-carbamate by esterase activity, measured by carbon-dioxide degeneration, was evaluated in mouse liver homogenate. Several compounds caused significant persistence of radioactivity in blood at 2 hours after exposure including: carbon-tetrachloride (56235), paraoxon (311455), ethanol (64175), methimazole (60560), 4-methylpyrazole (7554656), diethyl-maleate (141059), N-hydroxyethyl-carbamate (589413), and t-butyl-carbamate. Blood radioactivity and covalent liver protein binding were inversely proportional. Esterase activity was noted with porcine liver esterase, baker's yeast aldehyde-dehydrogenase, and mouse liver catalase; no activity was observed with canine or bovine liver catalase, acid-phosphatase, yeast alcohol-dehydrogenase, or carbonic-anhydrase. Activity inhibition toward p-nitrophenyl-acetate (830035) in mouse liver homogenate and porcine liver-esterase was similar with ethanol, paraoxon, p-nitrophenyl-acetate, 4-methylpyrazole, carbaryl (63252), and sodium-fluoride (7681494); these agents similarly inhibited EC metabolism. The ability of EC metabolism coincided with the activity to hydrolyze p-nitrophenyl-acetate. The authors conclude that EC is apparently metabolized in mouse liver by esterases.
Pmid 1974186
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Comments Drug Metab. Dispos. 18: 276-280. Scopus URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0025344864&partnerID=40&md5=9f85c2704dbc93913e3b792d7f61862b
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