PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Walle, T
AU  - Conradi, E C
AU  - Walle, U K
AU  - Gaffney, T E
TI  - O-methylated catechol-like metabolites of propranolol in man.
DP  - 1978 Jul 01
TA  - Drug Metabolism and Disposition
PG  - 481--487
VI  - 6
IP  - 4
4099  - http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/6/4/481.short
4100  - http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/6/4/481.full
SO  - Drug Metab Dispos1978 Jul 01; 6
AB  - Two isomeric methoxyhydroxy metabolites of propranolol have been identified in man during chronic antihypertensive propranolol therapy. The identification was based on the mass-spectral fragmentation pattern of their trifluoroacetylated derivatives. Both isomers were detected in urine as well as in plasma, mainly as glucuronic acid and/or sulfate conjugates. The amounts of these metabolites excreted in urine were linearly related (r = 0.84) to the oral propranolol dose, 10--320 mg per day. Plasma concentrations at the 320-mg daily dose ranged from 20 to 112 ng/ml. Similar isomeric methoxyhydroxy metabolites of propranolol containing a glycol or a lactic acid side-chain were also identified.