Abstract:
The aims of this study were to conduct the comparative evaluation of pharmacokinetic of(
S)-ornidazole [(
S)-ONZ] and(
S)-ornidazole phosphate disodium [(
S)ONZ-P] in rats, and to observe the potential chiral transformation to(
R)-ornidazole [(
R)-ONZ] using developed LC-MS/MS method. After single, intravenous administration of 25, 50, 100 mg/kg(
S)-ONZ and(
S)-ONZ-P [equal molarity to that of(
S)-ONZ], it was found that there existed linearity between the calculated areas under the curve(AUC
0-∞)and dose. And elimination half-time(
t1/2 )of(
S)-ONZ was calculated to be 2. 04-2. 31 h and 2. 02-2. 51 h, respectively. After iv dosing of(
S)-ONZ-P, (
S)-ONZ-P quickly transferred into(
S)-ONZ with the average transformation time of around 1. 57 to 3. 86 min. No significant differences in pharmacokinetics between the two drugs were found in rats. There was no(
R)-ONZ detected in the plasma using both(
S)-ONZ and(
S)-ONZ-P.