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Published:
Journal of Analytical Toxicology,
ISSN 0146-4760,
Volume 26,
Number 1, April 2002, pp. 104-109
Enantiomer Analysis of A New Street Drug, 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-methyl-butanamine,
in Rat Urine
Toshiaki Nagai[1], Kazumi Matsushima []1,[2], Atsuko
Suzuki[1], Atsuko Saotome[1], Akira Kurosu[1], Hirohisa Nihei[1],[2], Kazumi
Kuroyanagi[3], and Shogo Tokudome[1]
[1]Department of Legal Medicine, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880,
Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan;
[2]Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory, Tochigi Prefectural Police Headquarters,
Utsunomiya, Tochigi 320-8510, Japan; and
[3]Tokyo Medical Examiners Office, Otsuka 4-21-18, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0012,
Japan
A new street drug, 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methyl-butanamine (MBDB),
has been found in Japan recently. The stereoisomer monitoring and the urinary
excretion kinetics are not determined in biological fluids even though abused
MBDB is a racemic form [enantiomer ratio (/+) = 1.00]. The present studies
were done by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) equipped with a chiral
activity column at 40°C using urine specimens from five Wistar rats. Urine
samples were collected over six time intervals after a single oral administration
of racemic MBDB (30 mg/kg). Unchanged MBDB and 3,4-methylenedioxybutanamine
(BDB), an N-demethylated metabolite, were found in the rats urine. Each
enantiomer of MBDB and BDB was monitored (peak resolution > 1.00) by HPLC
analysis within 30 min. For both MBDB and BDB, the (+)-isomers were excreted
a little more than the ()-isomers. The stereoselective disposition of
BDB was more remarkable than that of MBDB and was observed in the urine throughout
the study (p < 0.05). The urinary excretion of MBDB showed significant difference
between the two enantiomers from 4 to 20 h (p < 0.05). The amount of MBDB
excreted up to 24 h was 34.7 ± 2.8% of the administered dose: 17.6 ±
1.4% for (+)-isomer and 17.1 ± 1.5% for ()-isomer. The amount of
BDB was 4.9 ± 1.0%; 2.9 ± 0.6% for (+)-isomer and 2.0 ±
0.4% for ()-isomer. The enantiomer ratio (/+) of MBDB and BDB was
1.00 or a little smaller. The ratio (/+) of MBDB changed from 1.00 ±
0.02 to 0.88 ± 0.09 by 24 h, and that of BDB from 0.68 ± 0.03
to 0.78 ± 0.02. The ratio (/+) for MBDB and BDB accumulated up
to 24 h was 0.97 ± 0.01 and 0.70 ± 0.06, respectively, and the
total ratio (/+) of the two substances was 0.93 ± 0.02 (p <
0.05). These findings suggested that the stereoselective disposition of racemic
MBDB was different from that of 3,4-dimethylenedioxyamphetamine and 3,4-dimethylenedioxymethamphetamine
and was similar to that of methamphetamine.
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