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Fate of ( sup 14 C)arsanilic acid in pigs and chickens

Journal Article · · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00001a028· OSTI ID:5530946
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  1. Dept. of Agriculture, Fargo, ND (United States)

Arsanilic acid uniformly labeled with {sup 14}C in the benzene ring was used to determine the metabolic fate of oral arsanilic acid in pigs and chickens. Arsanilic acid was well absorbed in both species, and urine was the predominant route of excretion. The bile was a minor (< 5% of the dose) route of excretion in pigs; however, biliary excretion was not measured in roosters. Arsanilic acid, N-acetylarsanilic acid, and (4-acetamidophenyl)dimethylarsine oxide were isolated from pig urine (17-39%, 15-29%, and < 5% of urinary {sup 14}C, respectively). Only 25% of the {sup 14}C in pig feces was extractable, and no metabolites could be isolated. Arsanilic acid was the only radioactive compound isolated from urine of colostomized roosters, and there was no suggestion of other metabolites from the isolation scheme employed. No attempt was made to isolate {sup 14}C compounds in feces from colostomized roosters or in excreta from normal roosters.

OSTI ID:
5530946
Journal Information:
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 39:1; ISSN JAFCA; ISSN 0021-8561
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English