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  • Title: The hydrolysis of estramustine phosphate; in vitro studies.
    Author: Gunnarsson O, Andersson SB, Johansson SA.
    Journal: Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet; 1983; 8(4):395-402. PubMed ID: 6673977.
    Abstract:
    The hydrolysis of estramustine phosphate by enzymes of blood, liver, intestines and prostate of man, dog and rat was studied by using specific analytical methods for the parent compound and some of its metabolites. Estramustine phosphate was stable in blood and plasma of different species but rapidly dephosphorylated to estramustine by liver, intestinal and prostatic enzymes. The prostate was the most active tissue. The ester bond by which nornitrogen mustard is linked to estradiol-17-phosphate was slowly cleaved by enzymes from the liver and prostate of the rat, dog and man. The dog tissues were more effective than those of the rat and man. Intestinal enzymes also exhibited the ability to hydrolyze the carbamic ester, but to a greater extent in the rat than in the dog. It is concluded that, with regard to the metabolism of estramustine, the rat is more similar to man than is the dog. Possible clinical implications of the biotransformation of estramustine phosphate are discussed.
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