Science, Vol 209, Issue 4457, 703-704
Copyright © 1980 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
C-Glucuronidation of the acetylenic moiety of ethchlorvynol in the rabbit
CR Abolin,
TN Tozer,
JC Craig,
and
LD Gruenke
An acetylenic C-glucuronide of the sedative-hypnotic drug ethchlorvynol was isolated from rabbit urine as the major metabolite. The C-glucuronide represents a novel metabolic pathway for acetylenes and is a rare example of the formation of a carbon-glucuronide bond in mammalian systems.