Metabolism of cathinone to d-norpseudoephedrine in humans.

dc.contributor.author	Guantai Anastacia N.
dc.contributor.author	Maitai, CK
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-29T12:18:17Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-29T12:18:17Z
dc.date.issued	1983
dc.identifier.citation	J Pharm Sci. 1983 Oct;72(10):1217-8	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6644577
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17736
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6644577
dc.description.abstract	Cathinone, a potent psychostimulant isolated from young shoots of Catha edulis was given to four human volunteers. Examination of urine collected from the volunteers at predetermined intervals showed the presence of unchanged cathinone, d-norpseudoephedrine, and two unidentified basic substances. The observed biotransformation of cathinone to the less potent psychostimulant, d-norpseudoephedrine involves reduction of a ketone group to alcohol, a common metabolic pathway in humans.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	Metabolism of cathinone to d-norpseudoephedrine in humans.	en
dc.type	Article	en