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Biotransformation of the New Synthetic Cannabinoid with an Alkene, MDMB-4en-PINACA, by Human Hepatocytes, Human Liver Microsomes, and Human Urine and Blood
Natl Board Forens Med, Dept Forens Genet & Forens Toxicol, Artillerigatan 12, S-58758 Linköping, Sweden.
Natl Board Forens Med, Dept Forens Genet & Forens Toxicol, Artillerigatan 12, S-58758 Linköping, Sweden.
Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Linköping University, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7486-7537
Linköping University, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Natl Board Forens Med, Dept Forens Genet & Forens Toxicol, Artillerigatan 12, S-58758 Linköping, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8015-5728
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2019 (English)In: AAPS Journal, E-ISSN 1550-7416, Vol. 22, no 1, article id 13Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Although at a slower rate, new psychoactive substances continue to appear on the illicit drug market, challenging their detection in biological specimens by forensic and clinical toxicologists. Here, we report in vitro and in vivo metabolism of a new synthetic cannabinoid, methyl 3,3-dimethyl-2-[1-(pent-4-en-1-yl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamido] butanoate (MDMB-4en-PINACA). This is the first report on metabolism of a synthetic cannabinoid with an alkene functional group at the alkyl side chain. MDMB-4en-PINACA was incubated with both human hepatocytes and human liver microsomes (HLM) for up to 5 h and 1 h, respectively. The samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. An authentic human urine and a corresponding blood sample were analyzed to confirm the in vitro metabolites. A total of 32 metabolites were detected, of which 11 metabolites were detected in hepatocyte samples, 31 in HLM, 2 in urine, and 1 in blood. Analysis of the metabolites revealed that the main metabolic pathway of the terminal alkene group of the pentenyl side chain is dihydrodiol formation, most likely via epoxidation. The majority of the metabolites were generated from ester hydrolysis and/or dihydrodiol formation with further hydroxylation and/or dehydrogenation. Two most abundant metabolites in hepatocyte incubation samples, M8 (ester hydrolysis and dihydrodiol) and M30 (ester hydrolysis), coincided the two detected urinary metabolites. Based on the results, M8 and M30 are proposed to be appropriate urinary markers for MDMB-4en-PINACA intake for screening, while the inclusion of the parent drug itself and M29 (hydroxylation) may be useful for confirmation purposes.

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SPRINGER , 2019. Vol. 22, no 1, article id 13
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Authentic human urine and blood; Human hepatocytes; Human liver microsomes; Metabolism; MDMB-4en-PINACA
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-203502DOI: 10.1208/s12248-019-0381-3ISI: 000511713600001PubMedID: 31848852Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85076628174OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-203502DiVA, id: diva2:1858068
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Funding Agencies|Vinnova (the EUROSTARS Psychomics project) [10628]; Strategic Research Area in Forensic Sciences (Strategiomradet forensiska vetenskaper) at Linkoping University [2016:7]

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