Abstract:
By means of liquid scintilation assay of
14C-compounds on paper technique, the metabolism of quaternary salt of
14C-Sinomenine A bis-Methyliodide, a muscle relaxant, was investigated.Two minutes after subcutaneous injection of the drug (6 mg/kg), the radioactivity was rapidly absorbed and distributed in tissues of mice. Maximum
14C-level was reached within 20 minutes after administration except in liver and gall blader in which
14C increased continuously to 101169 cpm and 156850 cpm at 90 minutes respectively. The radioactivity in the brain was found to be very low.
14C was found in the urine two minutes after drug administration and reached 387549 cpm in 90 minutes. The total amount of
14C excreted in urine within 90 minutes was 13% of the
14C administered.The maximun rate of
14C excretion in urine reached 15180 cpm within 10 minutes, and rapidly fell within 40 minutes and then dropped slowly afterwards.