File:Albendazole metabolism (blank).svg

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DescriptionAlbendazole metabolism (blank).svg	English: Albendazole (far left) is metabolized into R(+)-albendazole sulfoxide (middle top) and S(-)-albendazole sulfoxide (middle bottom). Both are metabolized to albendazole sulfone.
Date	7 August 2017
Source	Own work
Author	Persia Salehi
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References:

• Capece, Bettencourt P. S.; Virkel, Guillermo L.; Lanusse, Carlos E. (2009). "Enantiomeric behaviour of albendazole and fenbendazole sulfoxides in domestic animals: Pharmacological implications". The Veterinary Journal 181 (3): 241-250. DOI:10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.11.010. ISSN 1090-0233.
• Rawden, Helen C.; Kokwaro, Gilbert O.; Ward, Stephen A.; Edwards, Geoffrey (2004). "Relative contribution of cytochromes P-450 and flavin-containing monoxygenases to the metabolism of albendazole by human liver microsomes". British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 49 (4): 313-322. DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00170.x. ISSN 1365-2125.

Made using the chemfig package in LaTex:

} \begin{document} \hspace{-1.5in} \schemestart % ALBENDAZOLE @c1 \chemfig{ -[:30] -[:-30] -[:30]S -[:-30] *6( = %bottom - = *5(-N = ( -\chembelow{N}{H} -[:60]( =[:120]O ) -O -[:60] ) -\chemabove{N}{H} - - ) - %top = - ) } \arrow(.mid east--.mid west){<->[+][]}[30,2] % alb -> + alb sulfoxide \setlewis{}{}{magenta} %ALBENDAZOLE SULFOXIDE (+) \chemfig{ -[:30] -[:-30] -[:30]S ( <[:120,1.25,,,,magenta]\color{magenta}{O} ) ( <:[:50,1.25,,,,magenta]\color{white}{\Lewis{1:,.}} ) -[:-30] *6( = %bottom - = *5(-N = ( -\chembelow{N}{H} -[:60]( =[:120]O ) -O -[:60] ) -\chemabove{N}{H} - - ) - %top = - ) } \arrow(@c1.mid east--.mid west){<->[$-$][]}[-30,2] % alb -> - alb sulfoxide \arrow(@c2.east--@c4.west){->[}[30,2] \setlewis{}{}{magenta} %ALBENDAZOLE SULFOXIDE (-) \chemfig{ -[:30] -[:-30] -[:30]S ( <[:120,1.25,,,,magenta]\color{white}{\Lewis{3:,.}} ) ( <:[:50,1.25,,,,magenta]\color{magenta}{O} ) -[:-30] *6( = %bottom - = *5(-N = ( -\chembelow{N}{H} -[:60]( =[:120]O ) -O -[:60] ) -\chemabove{N}{H} - - ) - %top = - ) } \arrow(.east--.west){->}[30,2] %ALBENDAZOLE SULFONE \chemfig{ -[:30] -[:-30] -[:30]S ( =[:60,,,,,magenta]\color{magenta}{O} )( =[:120,,,,,magenta]\color{magenta}{O} ) -[:-30] *6( = %bottom - = *5(-N = ( -\chembelow{N}{H} -[:60]( =[:120]O ) -O -[:60] ) -\chemabove{N}{H} - - ) - %top = - ) } \schemestop \end{document} }}

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