scholarly journals Transformation of Amoxapine byCunninghamella elegans

2000 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 3646-3649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna D. Moody ◽  
Donglu Zhang ◽  
Thomas M. Heinze ◽  
Carl E. Cerniglia

ABSTRACT We examined Cunninghamella elegans to determine its ability to transform amoxapine, a tricyclic antidepressant belonging to the dibenzoxazepine class of drugs. Approximately 57% of the exogenous amoxapine was metabolized to three metabolites that were isolated by high-performance liquid chromatography and were identified by nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry as 7-hydroxyamoxapine (48%),N-formyl-7-hydroxyamoxapine (31%), andN-formylamoxapine (21%). 7-Hydroxyamoxapine, a mammalian metabolite with biological activity, now can be produced in milligram quantities for toxicological evaluation.

1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 3106-3109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jairaj V. Pothuluri ◽  
John B. Sutherland ◽  
James P. Freeman ◽  
Carl E. Cerniglia

ABSTRACT The fungus Cunninghamella elegans was used to biotransform 6-nitrochrysene, a mutagen that is a widespread environmental contaminant. After 6 days, 74% of the3H-labeled 6-nitrochrysene added had been metabolized to two isomeric sulfate conjugates. These conjugates were separated by high-performance liquid chromatography and identified by UV-visible, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectral techniques as 6-nitrochrysene 1-sulfate and 6-nitrochrysene 2-sulfate.


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