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. 1969 Mar;111(5):695–702. doi: 10.1042/bj1110695

The metabolism of arylazoisoxazolones by rats and dogs

J W Daniel 1
PMCID: PMC1187598  PMID: 5783470

Abstract

1. When rats were given a single oral dose of the lipid-soluble fungicide 4-(2-chlorophenylhydrazono)-3-methyl[4-14C]isoxazol-5-one ([14C]drazoxolon), about 75% of the label was excreted in the urine and 13% in the faeces in 96hr. An additional 7% of the radioactivity was recovered as 14CO2 in 48hr. 2. About 8% of the label was excreted by rats in the bile in 0–24hr. and an additional 6% was excreted by the same route in 24–48hr. 3. When dogs were given a single oral dose of [14C]drazoxolon about 35% of the label was excreted in the urine and a similar amount was excreted in the faeces in 96hr. 4. The major metabolites in the urine of the rat and the dog were identified as 2-(2-chloro-4-hydroxyphenylhydrazono)acetoacetic acid (dog, 14%), the corresponding ether glucosiduronic acid (dog, 12%; rat, 13%) and ester sulphate (rat, 65%). 5. When rats were given a single oral dose of 3-methyl-4-([U-14C]phenylhydrazono)isoxazol-5-one about 75% of the label was excreted in the urine and 15% in the faeces in 96hr. The major metabolite in the urine was identified as the ester sulphate conjugate of 2-(4-hydroxyphenylhydrazono)-acetoacetic acid. 6. Reduction of the azo link was of minor quantitative significance. 7. These results are discussed in their relation to species differences in the toxicity of these compounds.

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