In vitro degradation of atracurium in human plasma.
In vitro degradation of atracurium in human plasma.
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人血浆中阿曲库铵的体外降解。
DOI:
10.1093/bja/57.11.1085
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发表时间:
1985
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Chakravorti,S
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作者:
Stiller,RL;Cook,DR;Chakravorti,S
The degradation of atracurium and the formation of laudanosine was examinedin vitroin both Sorensen buffer and human plasma using sensitive, specific high pressure liquid chromato-graphic assays to determine drug concentrations. At normal physiological pH and temperature, the degradation of atracurium was threefold more rapid in plasma than in buffer. Laudanosine is the major end-product of atracurium degradation in buffer or in plasma; its production is more rapid in plasma than in buffer. Dilution of plasma constituents or the use of diisopropylfluorophosphate (a potent esterase inhibitor), slows the degradation of atracurium and the production of laudanosine. We conclude that, although ester hydrolysis is the major metabolic pathway of atracurium degradation. Hofmann elimination provides a “safety net” in its clinical use.