Metabolism of Anethole Dithiolethione by Rat and Human Liver Microsomes: Formation of Various Products Deriving from Its O -Demethylation and S -Oxidation. Involvement of Cytochromes P450 and Flavin Monooxygenases in These Pathways

Drug Metabolism and Disposition : the Biological Fate of Chemicals
Martin DulacJean-Luc Boucher

Abstract

A study of the metabolism of anethole dithiolethione (ADT, 5-(p-methoxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione) by rat and human liver microsomes showed the formation of the corresponding S-oxide and the S-oxide of desmethyl-ADT (dmADT, 5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione), and of p-methoxy-acetophenone (pMA) and p-hydroxy-acetophenone (pHA), in addition to the previously described metabolites, dmADT, anethole dithiolone (ADO, 5-(p-methoxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-one) and its demethylated derivative dmADO [5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-one]. The microsomal metabolism of ADO under identical conditions led to dmADO and to pMA and pHA. The metabolites of ADT derive from two competing oxidative pathways: an O-demethylation catalyzed by cytochromes P450 and an S-oxidation mainly catalyzed by flavin-dependent monooxygenases (FMO) and, to a minor extent, by CYP enzymes. The most active human CYP enzymes for ADT demethylation appeared to be CYP1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 2C9, 2C19, and 2E1. ADT S-oxidation is catalyzed by FMO 1 and 3, and to a minor extent by CYP enzymes such as CYP3A4.

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Jun 20, 2019·Drug Metabolism and Disposition : the Biological Fate of Chemicals·Martin DulacJean-Luc Boucher
Apr 3, 2020·Drug Metabolism and Disposition : the Biological Fate of Chemicals·Madou-Marilyn DaliJean-Luc Boucher
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