ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Phylloquinone, menaquinone-4, ubiquinone-9 and hexahydroplastoquinone-4, i.e. compounds with isoprenoid side-chains which differ by their length and degrees of unsaturation, are degraded in the rat in the same way as tocopherols. After oxidative shortening of the side-chain to seven C-atoms, the metabolites are excreted in the urine as conjugates, presumably glucuronides, which, after hydrolysis, can be isolated as γ-lactones.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19660490822