Table 3

Recovery of parent compound and 3-OH derivative in urine, bile, and liver

UrineBileLiver
parent3-OHparent3-OHparent3-OH
Bis-quaternary compounds
 Pancuronium3-a 2663-b 17113-b 1593-b
 Dacuronium3-c 164187279
 Org 63683-c  83 752625
 Pipecuronium3-d 533-e 3-e 123-e   3-e  83-e   3-e
3-Acetyl, 17-acetyl compound
 Vecuronium3-f 141391.514
3-Acetyl, 17-propionyl compounds
 Org 94895.4  (2.9)42.8  (3.0)8.4  (1.6)10.8  (3.9)2.0  (0.7)
 Org 94878.1  (3.5)0.4  (0.0)23.5  (7.0)5.0  (1.4)6.2  (0.3)
3-Acetyl, 17-butyryl compounds
 Org 94533.0  (0.7)0.4  (0.1)61.0  (10.4)6.0  (1.3)3-b 13.2  (6.4)9.5  (5.0)
 Org 76172.0  (1.3)0.4  (0.3)23.3  (3.0)3.0  (0.8)3.9  (0.5)16.6  (3.9)
 Org 96161.9  (0.6)2.1  (0.4)38.7  (20.7)11.9  (0.8)3-g 3-g
 Org 99914.4  (2.2)0.1  (0.1)15.5  (2.9)4.5  (0.8)14.4  (5.7)2.9  (1.0)
3-OH compounds
 Org 72683.6  (2.0) x 44.5  (7.6) x 25.5  (9.0) x
 Org 202977.7  (1.6) x 59.9  (13.9) x 12.2  (2.7) x
3-Carbamate compound
 Org 99555.7  (1.3)67.0  (7.6)11.5  (2.9)
3-OH, 2-morpholino compounds
 Org 92733-g x 3-g x 3-g x
 Rocuronium1.8  (0.1) x 36.9  (8.8) x 3-g x
3-Desoxy compound
 Org 200591.5  (1.1) x 31.5  (2.7) x 22.1  (13.2) x

Recovered amount expressed as percentage of dose (mean values of three experiments with S.D. in parentheses).

  • —, not found in measurable amounts; x, formation of 3-OH derivative not possible.

  • 3-a Data from Agoston et al. (1973) (mean values, n = 7).

  • 3-b Amount refers to total of 3-OH, 17-OH, and 3,17-di-OH derivative.

  • 3-c Data from Agoston et al. (1977) (mean values, n = 5).

  • 3-d Data from Agoston et al. (1988) (mean values, n = 6).

  • 3-e Amount refers to total of parent and 3-OH metabolite.

  • 3-f Data from Bencini et al. (1985) (mean values, n = 6).

  • 3-g Amount not quantified.