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Human Metabolism of Nebicapone (BIA 3-202), a Novel Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Inhibitor: Characterization of in Vitro Glucuronidation

A. I. Loureiro, M. J. Bonifácio, C. Fernandes-Lopes, L. Almeida, L. C. Wright and P. Soares-Da-Silva
Drug Metabolism and Disposition November 2006, 34 (11) 1856-1862; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/dmd.106.010447
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Nebicapone (BIA 3-202; 1-[3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl]-2-phenylethanone), a novel catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor, is mainly metabolized by glucuronidation. The purpose of this study was to characterize the major plasma metabolites of nebicapone following p.o. administration of nebicapone to healthy volunteers, and to determine the human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) enzymes involved in nebicapone glucuronidation. Plasma samples were collected as part of a clinical trial at different time points postdose and were analyzed for nebicapone and its metabolites using a validated method consisting of a solid-phase extraction, followed by high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry detection. The primary metabolic pathways of nebicapone in humans involve mainly 3-O-glucuronidation, the major early metabolite, and 3-O-methylation, the predominant late metabolite. Of the nine commercially available recombinant UGT enzymes studied (UGT1A1, UGT1A3, UGT1A6, UGT1A7, UGT1A8, UGT1A9, UGT1A10, UGT2B7, and UGT2B15), only UGT1A9 exhibited high nebicapone glucuronosyltransferase specific activity (24.3 ± 1.3 nmol/mg protein/min). UGT1A6, UGT1A7, UGT1A8, UGT1A10, UGT2B7, and UGT2B15 exhibited low activity (0.1–1.1 nmol/mg protein/min), and UGT1A1 and UGT1A3 showed extremely low activities (less than 0.03 nmol/mg protein/min). The results show that nebicapone is mainly glucuronidated in humans and that multiple UGT enzymes are involved in this reaction.

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  • doi:10.1124/dmd.106.010447.

  • ABBREVIATIONS:l-DOPA, l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine; PD, Parkinson's disease; AADC, aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase; COMT, catechol-O-methyltransferase; UGT, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase(s); HPLC/MS, high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry; nebicapone, BIA 3-202, 1-[3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl]-2-phenyl-ethanone; BIA 3-467, 1-(5-acetamido-3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyl-ethanone; BIA 3-476, 1-(3-O-β-D-glucopyranuronosido-4-hydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)-2-phenyl-ethanone; BIA 3-465, 1-(4-hydroxy-5-nitro-3-O-sulfatophenyl)-2-phenyl-ethanone; BIA 3-270, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-nitrophenyl)-2-phenyl-ethanone; HLM, human liver microsome(s); HIM, human intestinal microsome(s); AUC, area under the curve.

    • Received April 5, 2006.
    • Accepted June 19, 2006.
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Human Metabolism of Nebicapone (BIA 3-202), a Novel Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Inhibitor: Characterization of in Vitro Glucuronidation

A. I. Loureiro, M. J. Bonifácio, C. Fernandes-Lopes, L. Almeida, L. C. Wright and P. Soares-Da-Silva
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Human Metabolism of Nebicapone (BIA 3-202), a Novel Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Inhibitor: Characterization of in Vitro Glucuronidation

A. I. Loureiro, M. J. Bonifácio, C. Fernandes-Lopes, L. Almeida, L. C. Wright and P. Soares-Da-Silva
Drug Metabolism and Disposition November 1, 2006, 34 (11) 1856-1862; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/dmd.106.010447
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