PMID: 6113930May 1, 1981Paper

Identification of the metabolites of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in urine from the African green monkey

Drug Metabolism and Disposition : the Biological Fate of Chemicals
P W AlbroB B Barrett

Abstract

The metabolites of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) found in urine from African Green monkeys after intravenous administration of the 14C-labeled parent compound were isolated and identified. Criteria of identification included cochromatography with rat-derived standards on direct-phase HPLC and a variety of gas-chromatographic columns, as well as correspondence of mass spectra (70-eV electron impact and methane positive chemical ionization) with those of known standards. Approximately 80% of the urinary metabolites were excreted in the form of glucuronide conjugates. This is analogous to what has been reported for the urinary metabolites of DEHP from humans, but in clear contrast to the metabolites found in rat urine. Rat urinary metabolites of DEHP are excreted unconjugated, and consist primarily of derivatives more highly oxidized than the major metabolites produced by monkey or human. It is suggested that the African Green monkey may be a better model for human metabolism of DEHP than is the rat.

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