Table 2

Relative distribution of radioactivity (%) among various peaks (M1–M9) in the radiochromatographic profiles of untreated, glucuronidase-treated, and DTT-treated 0- to 24-h pooled human urine

Metabolite0–24-h Pooled Human Urine
No Treatment+ Glucuronidase+ DTT
Retention time range in min % Distribution
M1 (17–18)887
M2 (19–20)444442
M3 (27–28)882-a
M4 (29–30)43
M5 (31–32)333
M6 (33–34)221
M7 (34–35)333
M8 (38–40)910
M9 (52–55)1323222-b
Other52-c 72-d 82-e
Total2-f 999899

Radioactive peaks are reported as a percentage of the total radioactivity eluted from the column after background subtraction. The recovery of the radioactivity from the column was quantitative.

  • 2-a  —, percentages less than 1% are not reported.

  • 2-b  Percentage of radioactivity due to omapatrilat is included in M9 because baseline resolution was not achieved in the radiochromatogram. The relative percentage of radioactivity due to omapatrilat was probably 8 to 9% because M9 accounted for 13% of the radioactivity excreted in the untreated urine, and M3, which was apparently reduced to omapatrilat, accounted for 8%.

  • 2-c  Two peaks with retention times of 22 to 24 min (3%) and 25 min (2%) are included. These two peaks have not been identified.

  • 2-d  Two peaks with retention times of 22 to 24 min (3%, unidentified) and 47 min (4%) are included. The peak at 47 min matches with the retention time of BMS-225308 (Fig. 3) and apparently results from glucuronide hydrolysis of M4.

  • 2-e  Three unidentified peaks with retention times of 22 to 24 min (3%), 25 min (2%), and 37 min (3%) are included.

  • 2-f  Total is less than 100% because remainder of the radioactivity is distributed in small amounts (<0.5%) in various fractions throughout the radiochromatogram.