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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
Pulegone is a monoterpene ketone that is usually associated with the herb pennyroyal but is also found in the essential oils from many other mint species. It is the major constituent of pennyroyal oil. Pennyroyal is used as a flavoring and fragrance and as an herbal medicine to induce menstruation and abortion. A disposition study of 14C-pulegone in B6C3F1 mice and F344 rats has been conducted at doses from 0.8 to 80 mg/kg. Mice excrete 85 to 100% of the dose in 24 h. Rats excrete only 59 to 81% of the administered radioactivity in the same time, primarily in urine and feces, with a trace in respired air. Consequently, tissue concentrations are lower in mice than in rats. Male rats tend to have higher tissue concentrations, especially in kidney, than female rats have, but this sex difference is not seen in mice. The residual radioactivity at 24 h demonstrates potential for accumulation of pulegone-derived material in several tissues following multiple doses. The metabolic profile is complex in both species, with at least three pathways involving hydroxylation, reduction, or conjugation with glutathione as first steps. Mercapturic acid pathway metabolites were detected in bile in mice and both bile and urine in rats.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0090-9556
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
892-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Bile, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Biotransformation, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Carbon Isotopes, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Drug Evaluation, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Feces, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Injections, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Monoterpenes, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Sex Characteristics, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:12814966-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative disposition of (R)-(+)-pulegone in B6C3F1 mice and F344 rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study