Table 1

Percentages of drugs metabolized into acyl glucuronide and of acyl glucuronide isomerized between the biosynthesis phase and the reactivity phase

Compound NameAcyl Glucuronide FormedIsomerisation
%
Tolmetin5.6  ± 4.892.8  ± 18.1
Zomepirac22.5  ± 10.542.4  ± 20.4
Suprofen68.6  ± 2.132.0  ± 8.3
Diclofenac89.4  ± 0.572.2  ± 3.4
Fenoprofen55.8  ± 0.451.0  ± 12.2
Ibuprofen53.3  ± 6.030.6  ± 8.5
Ketoprofen62.8  ± 5.432.4  ± 4.9
Furosemide19.2  ± 2.90.0  ± 0.0

Mean ± S.D. (n = 3); The percentage of acyl glucuronides formed is determined by parent drug depletion. The isomerization percentage was defined as the amount of the 1-O-acyl glucuronide transformed into isomers during the process between the two phases.