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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 20, 1990 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Fungal metabolism of 4-substituted amphetamines

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Pages 583-590 | Received 20 Nov 1989, Accepted 31 Jan 1990, Published online: 27 Aug 2009
 

Abstract

1. rac.-4-Ethoxyamphetamine was incubated with 14 different yeast and fungal microorganisms. 4-Hydroxyamphetamine was the major metabolite; traces of N-acetyl-4-ethoxyamphetamine were also detected.

2. The major fungal (Cunninghamella) metabolite of 4-propoxyamphetamine and 4-benzyloxyamphetamine was 4-hydroxyamphetamine. The major metabolites of 4-methoxyamphetamine were N-acetyl-4-methoxyamphetamine and 4-hydroxyamphetamine.

3. Acetoin derivatives were formed when alkoxyamphetamine substrates were incubated in the presence of various fungi and yeasts.

4. The findings indicate that Cunninghamella echinulata may be a useful microbial model for drug disposition and interaction studies.

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