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. 2003 Jun 20;139(4):755–764. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705301

Table 5.

Pharmacokinetic parameters of valproyltaurinamide and N-methyl-valproyltaurinamide as metabolites of the investigated N-alkyl-valproyltaurinamides

PK parameter VTD from DM-VTD M-VTD from DM-VTD VTD from I-VTD
t1/2 metabolite (h) 3.6 0.83 1.43
MRTmetabolite (h) 6.1 1.83 2.90
AUCplasma (mg l−1 h) 191 188 386
AUCbrain (mg kg−1 h) 46.7 103 115
MRTbrain (h) 2.9 1.45 3.4
AUCbrain/AUCplasma 0.24 0.55 0.30
CLr (ml h−1) 1.5 0.69  
fem 3.9 1.7  

t1/2 metabolite–half-life of the metabolite; MRT–mean residence time; AUC–area under concentration curve; CLr–renal clearance; fem–fraction of the dose excreted in urine as the specific metabolite.