TABLE 2

Metabolite balance in urine and feces

Values are shown as the percentage of dose (mean ± S.D., n = 4).


Metabolite

Functional Group/Metabolic Change

Urine

Feces

Total
Front peak Not identifieda <0.1 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1
M1 Phenol, O-demethylated 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1
M2 Carboxylic acid (oxidized side chain) <0.1 0.5 0.6 ± 0.5
M3 Alcohol, O-demethylated <0.1 0.6 0.6 ± 0.4
M4 Phenol, O-dealkylated <0.1 <0.1
M6 O-Glucuronide of M4 <0.1 <0.1
Aliskiren (Parent compound) 0.4 77.5 79.8 ± 3.0
P62 M12: N-acetyl derivative 1.0 1.0 ± 0.1
M13, M14: partly characterized (+C3H4O2)
Traces Unidentified <0.1 1.5 1.6 ± 0.7
Not analyzed 9.7 9.7 ± 3.1
Total 14C

0.6
90.9
91.5 ± 4.5
  • a Not unambiguously identified; possible 3-amino-2,2-dimethylpropionamide, or a hydrolysis or oxidation product thereof.