Enzyme-assisted synthesis and structure characterization of glucuronide conjugates of eleven anabolic steroid metabolites.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_AE68BA587B57
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Enzyme-assisted synthesis and structure characterization of glucuronide conjugates of eleven anabolic steroid metabolites.
Journal
Steroids
Author(s)
Hintikka L., Kuuranne T., Aitio O., Thevis M., Schänzer W., Kostiainen R.
ISSN
0039-128X (Print)
ISSN-L
0039-128X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
03/2008
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
73
Number
3
Pages
257-265
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Enzyme-assisted in vitro synthesis of eleven glucuronide-conjugated anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) metabolites was performed using biphenyl-induced rat liver microsomal enzymes. The substrates within the study were the main compounds and metabolites detected in human urine after dosing of, e.g. metandienone, metenolone, methyltestosterone, nandrolone, and testosterone. Yields of glucuronidation reactions were 13-28% for most compounds, but significantly higher (77-78%) for the substrates with 4-ene-3-one double bond system of the steroid A-ring. Characterization of glucuronide-conjugated AAS structures was based on nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H NMR) and on liquid chromatographic-mass spectrometric (LC-MS) and tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) analyses in positive and negative ion mode electrospray ionization (ESI). Only minor differences were observed in optimal synthesis conditions between various substrates, which offer a potential to apply this in vitro assay as a default method for glucuronidation of new AAS substrates. The method allowed for a rapid production pathway of stereochemically pure AAS glucuronides in milligram amount, such as needed, e.g. in the development of analytical methods in forensic or pharmaceutical sciences, as well as in doping control.

Keywords
Animals, Biotransformation, Chromatography, Liquid, Glucuronides/biosynthesis, Glucuronides/chemistry, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Rats, Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization, Steroids/biosynthesis, Steroids/chemistry
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Web of science
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