Table 4b

Phenolic phase II conjugates of rhein and its phase I metabolites

SampleG IG IIGlu IGlu IIGlu IIIDi-GluS IS IIOH-Glu I/II2OH Glu I/IICH Glu
Rabbit (urine)+++++++++/++/++
Rat (urine)+++++++++++/++/+
Dog (urine)+++++++++++++++/++/+
Humans (urine)++++++++++++++++/+
Rabbit (microsomes)++++++/+
Rat (microsomes)++++++++
  • Rhein: G I-II, glucosides; Glu I-III, glucuronides; DiGlu, bisether-ester-glucuronide; S I-II, sulfates; Phase-I-metabolites of rhein: OH-Glu I-II, glucuronides of monohydroxylated rhein; 2OH-Glu I-II, glucuronides of the bishydroxylated rhein; CHGlu, glucuronide of the quinoid product.