Abstract |
Rats injected subcutaneously with 2 mg Se/kg body weight of [75Se] selenocyanate or [14C, 75Se] selenocyanate excreted dimethylselenide (DMSe) in the breath and trimethyl-selenonium ion (TMSe) in the urine. The 24-h respiratory DMSe and urinary TMSe excretions were 26.8 +/- 8.1 and 14.5 +/- 5.1% of the dose, respectively. Tissue concentrations of 75Se were highest in the kidneys (1.89 +/- 0.2% dose/g), liver (1.46 +/- 0.2% dose/g), and blood (0.50 +/- 0.05% dose/ml), and lower (greater than 0.3% dose/g) in the other tissues. Trimethyl-selenonium was the major form (61%) of selenium in urine. Approximately 2% of the dose of doubly labeled SeCN- was excreted unchanged in urine (about 12% of urinary Se). 14C from doubly labeled SeCN- was not present in the methylated selenium metabolites, but a major 14C urinary metabolite was identified as thiocyanate. These results indicate that a substantial part of selenocyanate in the body undergoes metabolism and Se is excreted in methylated forms following scission of the C-Se bond.
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Authors | S Vadhanavikit, R J Kraus, H E Ganther |
Journal | Archives of biochemistry and biophysics
(Arch Biochem Biophys)
Vol. 258
Issue 1
Pg. 1-6
(Oct 1987)
ISSN: 0003-9861 [Print] United States |
PMID | 3662536
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Carbon Radioisotopes
- Cyanates
- Organometallic Compounds
- Organoselenium Compounds
- Selenium Compounds
- Selenium Radioisotopes
- selenocyanic acid
- Selenium
- trimethylselenonium
- dimethylselenide
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Topics |
- Animals
- Breath Tests
- Carbon Radioisotopes
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Cyanates
(metabolism)
- Kidney
(metabolism)
- Liver
(metabolism)
- Male
- Organometallic Compounds
(urine)
- Organoselenium Compounds
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Selenium
(metabolism, urine)
- Selenium Compounds
- Selenium Radioisotopes
- Tissue Distribution
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