Pharmacokinetics, metabolism and toxicity of the plant-derived photoxin α-teuthienyl

Article abstract of DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0773.1995.tb01007.x

The plant-derived insecticide, a-terthienyl was prepared by synthesis as 3',4'-di[¹⁴C]-α-terthienyl for pharmacokinetic and metabolism studies. When administered orally to rats at a single dose of 50 mg/kg, excretion of the labelled material wa