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  • Title: Comparative study of active absorption by the intestine and disposition of anomers of sugar-conjugated compounds.
    Author: Mizuma T, Ohta K, Hayashi M, Awazu S.
    Journal: Biochem Pharmacol; 1993 Apr 06; 45(7):1520-3. PubMed ID: 8471074.
    Abstract:
    Active absorption in the intestine and metabolism of the beta- and alpha-anomers of the glucoside and galactoside of p-nitrophenol (p-NP) were studied to find a more suitable prodrug for poorly absorbed drugs. The everted sac technique was used to investigate the intestinal absorption of these glycosides at 250 microM from the mucosal to the serosal side in the rat jejunum. The absorption clearance of p-nitrophenyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside (p-NP alpha glc) (0.271 +/- 0.089 microL/min/cm, mean +/- SE, N = 8) was much lower than that of p-nitrophenyl beta-D-glucopyranoside (p-NP beta glc) (4.45 +/- 0.34 microL/min/cm, mean +/- SE, N = 4) which is actively absorbed by a glucose transport carrier [Mizuma et al., Biochem Pharmacol 43: 2037-2039, 1992]. However, the major constituent appearing on the serosal side was p-NP (aglycone) after absorption of pNP alpha glc, whereas it was p-NP beta glc itself after absorption of p-NP beta glc. The total amount transported to the serosal side after 20 min of p-NP alpha glc absorption, which was similar to that of p-NP beta glc, was significantly decreased in the absence of Na+, indicating the active absorption of p-NP alpha glc by a Na(+)-dependent glucose transport carrier. Perfusion with a mucosal solution of p-NP alpha glc showed that the p-NP concentration on the serosal side (15.8 +/- 1.56 microM, mean +/- SE, N = 3) was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than that on the mucosal side (5.84 +/- 1.24 microM, mean +/- SE, N = 3) at 20 min. This indicated that the p-NP appearing on the serosal side was derived not from absorption of p-NP but from hydrolysis of p-NP alpha glc through the intestinal membrane during absorption. On the other hand, after absorption of p-nitrophenyl beta-D-galactopyranoside (p-NP beta gal), which is actively absorbed by glucose transport carrier, p-NP beta gal itself appeared mostly on the serosal side. However, p-nitrophenyl alpha-D-galactopyranoside (p-NP alpha gal) absorption, which resulted in appearance on the serosal side, was not significantly decreased in the presence of 1 mM phloridzin or in the absence of Na+, indicating that the contribution of the glucose transport carrier to p-NP alpha gal absorption was minimal. The order of the Na(+)-dependent intestinal absorption was p-NP beta glc > p-NP alpha glc > p-NP beta gal > p-NP alpha gal.
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