Testosterone metabolism in rat liver cytosolic androgen binding assays
Sunahara, G.I.; Bellward, G.D.
Drug Metabolism and Disposition the Biological Fate of Chemicals 14(3): 366-369
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0090-9556 PMID: 2872040 Document Number: 275731
Testosterone metabolism was studied in vitro, using incubation conditions similar to those employed in some adult male rat liver cytosolic androgen receptor assays. Following extraction, thin layer chromatography, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis, it was observed that testosterone was significantly metabolized in vitro to 5.beta.-androstane-3.alpha.,17.beta.-diol. These results indicate that gross inaccuracies can be made when estimating the free testosterone concentrations in hepatic cytosolic androgen binding studies.