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. 1979 Mar;37(3):429–432. doi: 10.1128/aem.37.3.429-432.1979

Metabolism of (+/-)-N-(n-propyl) amphetamine by Cunninghamella echinulata.

R T Coutts, B C Foster, G R Jones, G E Myers
PMCID: PMC243233  PMID: 453824

Abstract

(+/-)-N-(n-propyl) amphetamine (I), a secondary amine, was readily metabolized by Cumminghamella echinulata. The products included known C- and N-oxygenated mammalian metabolites as well as N-acetylamphetamine and were identified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.

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