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In vitro metabolic fate of alizapride: evidence for the formation of reactive metabolites based on liquid chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry
Author(s) -
Aprile Silvio,
Del Grosso Erika,
Grosa Giorgio
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 1076-5174
DOI - 10.1002/jms.3011
Subject(s) - chemistry , metabolite , acrolein , metabolism , drug metabolism , epoxide , metabolic pathway , antiemetic , reactive intermediate , active metabolite , tandem mass spectrometry , electrospray ionization , pharmacology , mass spectrometry , biochemistry , chromatography , vomiting , medicine , surgery , catalysis
The study of the formation of reactive metabolites during drug metabolism is one of the major areas of research in drug development since the link between reactive metabolites and drug adverse effects was well recognized. In particular, it has been shown that acrolein, a reactive carbonyl species sharing carbonylating and alkylating properties, binds covalently to nucleophilic sites in proteins, causing cellular damage. Alizapride, (±)‐6‐methoxy‐ N ‐{[1‐(prop‐2‐en‐1‐yl)‐pyrrolidin‐2‐yl]methyl}‐1 H ‐benzotriazole‐5‐carboxamide, is a N ‐allyl containing dopamine antagonist with antiemetic properties for which no data concerning its metabolic fate are so far reported. The study of the in vitro metabolism of alizapride showed the formation of acrolein during the oxidative N ‐deallylation. Moreover, the formation of an epoxide metabolite has been also described suggesting its role as a putative structural alert. The reactivity of the acrolein and the epoxide generated in alizapride metabolism was demonstrated by the formation of the corresponding adducts with nucleophilic thiols. Overall, ten metabolites have been identified and characterized by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry analysis allowing to propose an in vitro metabolic scheme for alizapride. At the best of our knowledge, this is the second case of a drug involved in the generation of acrolein during its metabolism being the first represented by cyclophosphamide. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.