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. 2010 Jun 1;54(8):3255–3261. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00397-10

TABLE 1.

Pharmacokinetic parameter values for NITD449 and its prodrug NITD203 observed following oral and intravenous administration to female CD-1 mice and female Wistar rats

Species Compound Dose(s) (mg/kg) PK parametera value for indicated route
Oral
Intravenousb
Cmax (μM) Tmax (h) AUC (μM/h) F (%) Vss (liters/kg) CL (ml/min/kg) t1/2 (h)
Mouse NITD449e 25 0.27 1 0.42 1 0.26 21.88 1.31
NITD449 from NITD203f 24.2,c 17.0d 6.01 0.08 12.57 32
Rat NITD449e 24.8 0.27 0.17 3.15 2 2.71 8.98 8.33
NITD449 from NITD203f 26.5, 18.7d 3.65 0.5 13.71 13
NITD449 from NITD203g 84.1, 59.2d 14.2 0.5 33.45 10
a

Cmax, maximum concentration of drug in plasma; Tmax, time to maximum concentration of drug in plasma; AUC, area under the curve extrapolated to infinity; Vss, volume of distribution at steady state; CL, clearance; t1/2, elimination half-life; F, oral bioavailability.

b

The intravenous doses of NITD449 were 5mg/kg in the mouse and 5.9mg/kg in the rat.

c

The administered dose of the prodrug NITD203 (mg/kg).

d

The corresponding dose of the conversion product NITD449 (mg/kg).

e

The solution formulation was 0.1 N HCl (1.5 equimolar amount) and 1 N NaOH (pH adjusted to 3.5), topped off with 100 mM citrate buffer (pH 3.5).

f

The solution formulation was 10% ethanol, 30% polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400), and 60% of 5% dextrose in water (D5W).

g

The solution formulation was 20% solutol HS15, 30% PEG 300, and 50% of 100 mM citrate buffer (pH 3).