TY - JOUR
AU - Harvey, D. J.
AB - Summaryn-Hexyl-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabiol (n-hexyl-dclta-8-THC) andn-hexyl-delta-9-THC were synthesized by condensation of (1S)-cis-verbenol with 5-n-hexyl-1,3-dihydroxybenzene and administered intraperitoneally to male Charles-River CD-1 mice. Hepatic metabolites were isolated by solvent extraction and chromatography on Sephadex LH-20 and identified by GC/MS. Eleven metabolites were identified fromn-hexyl-delta-8-THC and sixteen fromn-hexyl-delta-9-THC. The pattern of metabolites was intermediate between that previously observed from the pentyl homologues and that fromn-heptyl-delta-9-THC with the major biotransformation pathway being hydroxylation and oxidation at Coli. Other metabolites were mainly hydroxylated derivatives of these compounds. Metabolites containing two hydroxy groups in the side-chain were present in low concentration. These have not been observed from lower homologues but are major metabolites ofn-heptyl-delta-9-THC. Compared with the metabolism of then-pentyl homologue, there was a trend towards the production of more hydroxy metabolites at the expense of carboxylic acids, in keeping with the general reduction of oxidation observed with other homologous cannabinoids as the chain length increases.
TI - Metabolism of n-hexyl-homologues of delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the mouse
JO - European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
DO - 10.1007/bf03189936
DA - 1988-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/metabolism-of-n-hexyl-homologues-of-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-and-AZV50tXjo6
SP - 165
EP - 176
VL - 13
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -