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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
Urinary nicotine metabolic output was profiled for 11 smokers who smoked their regular cigarette brands ad libitum. Thermospray liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry was used to monitor nicotine and eight metabolites, including glucuronide conjugates of nicotine, cotinine, and trans-3'-hydroxycotinine that were determined indirectly using enzyme hydrolysis. These results were used to estimate an average, steady-state concentration in a 24-hr urine sample during ad libitum smoking and to assess interindividual variability in the excretion of these metabolites. The variability in absolute amount among the nine analytes ranged from 35 to 70% for these smokers. The glucuronide conjugates constituted an average of 29% of all urinary metabolites monitored in this study. trans-3'-Hydroxycotinine in the free form constitutes the largest single metabolite in smokers' urine, with an average of 35% of the total. The sums of nicotine metabolites determined here are very close to the Federal Trade Commission yields of nicotine for the total number of cigarettes smoked by these subjects during the urine collection interval. These results indicate that a large proportion of the nicotine absorbed while smoking can be accounted for as urinary metabolites of nicotine, including glucuronide conjugates of nicotine, cotinine, and trans-3'-hydroxycotinine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0090-9556
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
192-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence for urinary excretion of glucuronide conjugates of nicotine, cotinine, and trans-3'-hydroxycotinine in smokers.
pubmed:affiliation
Pharmacology Division, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC 27102.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article