Comparative Pharmacokinetic Behavior of Glycyrrhetic Acid after Oral Administration of Glycyrrhizic Acid and Gancao-Fuzi-Tang

Accession number;04A0108800
Title;Comparative Pharmacokinetic Behavior of Glycyrrhetic Acid after Oral Administration of Glycyrrhizic Acid and Gancao-Fuzi-Tang
Author; GAO Q-T (Shenyang Pharmaceutical Univ., Shenyang, Chn) CHEN X-H (Shenyang Pharmaceutical Univ., Shenyang, Chn) BI K-S (Shenyang Pharmaceutical Univ., Shenyang, Chn)
Journal Title;Biol Pharm Bull
Journal Code:S0989A
ISSN:0918-6158
VOL.27;NO.2;PAGE.226-228(2004)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.2, TBL.1, REF.22
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;Comparative pharmacokinetic profiles of glycyrrhetic acid (GA), glycyrrhizic acid (GL) and Gancao-Fuzi-Tang (KF) after oral administration of GL and KF were studied. Plasma samples taken from rats were acidified with acetic acid and GA was extracted with isopropanol-ethyl ether (1 : 1). Separation of GA was performed on a C18 column with the detection wavelength set at 254 nm. The mobile phase was methanol-acetonitrile-water-acetic acid (58 : 18 : 24 : 1 v/v). The results showed that the mean residence time and area under the curve of GA in KF-administered rats were 27.6.+-.1.5 h and 122.8.+-.46.7 .MU.g h/ml respectively, which were significantly different from those in GL-administered rats (15.0.+-.2.0 h and 40.9.+-.9.6 .MU.g h/ml, respectively). The results suggest the increased effect of GA after oral administration of KF in comparison with GL. (author abst.)
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