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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 15, 1985 - Issue 5
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Original Article

The fate of 4-cyano-N, N-dimethylaniline in mice: The occurrence of a novel metabolite during N-demethylation of an aromatic amine

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Pages 391-397 | Received 28 May 1984, Published online: 30 Sep 2009
 

Abstract

1. 4-Cyano-N,N-dimethylaniline (CDA), when administered as a single oral dose to mice (18.5mg/kg), was rapidly absorbed and eliminated. The major route of elimination was the urine (78% dose in 24 h).

2. The residues in the tissues 48 h after dosing, as μg equiv. of CDA/g, were: liver, 0.19; kidney, 0.10; testes, 0.01; fat, 0.10; blood, 0.02.

3. The major metabolite was 2-amino-5-cyanophenyl sulphate, with the N-methyl analogue as a minor metabolite.

4. A novel metabolite, N-acetyl-S-(4-cyanoanilinomethyl)cysteine, was also a significant urinary metabolite, indicating that an electrophilic intermediate is generated during the N-demethylation of CDA. The implications are that N-demethylation may have important toxicological consequences.

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