โ Scribed by Kenneth R. Wehmeyer; Gerald B. Kasting; James H. Powell; Debra L. Kuhlenbeck; Richard A. Underwood; Lisa A. Bowman
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Vanilloids are a class of compounds structurally related to capsaicin, the pungent principle of hot peppers, which are under development as a novel class of analgesics. Vanilloids undergo extensive first-pass metabolism when dosed orally to rats and mice. These compounds, as well as capsaicin, would be anticipated to be susceptible to three major routes of metabolism: (omega, beta)-oxidation of the alkyl side chain, hydrolysis of the amide bond and conjugation of the phenolic group. Olvanil [N-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzyl)oleamide], radiolabelled with either 14C at the benzylic carbon or 3H in the oleyl side chain, was studied in various in vitro, in situ and in vivo metabolism models to determine the major route(s) of intestinal and hepatic metabolism in rats for this new class of compounds. Models used in metabolism studies included isolated hydrolytic enzymes, cell-free intestinal and liver supernatants, hepatocytes, enterocytes, perfused intestine and whole animal studies. Reversed-phase liquid chromatography (LC) with on-line radiochemical detection was used to examine the metabolic profiles from the different models. The major metabolic route for olvanil in both the intestine and the liver was found to be hydrolysis of the amide bond. The benefits of selective 14C and 3H labels in conjunction with LC with on-line radiochemical detection are discussed.
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