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Administrative data

Link to relevant study record(s)

Reference
Endpoint:
basic toxicokinetics, other
Type of information:
other: Literature review
Study period:
1998 - 1999
Reliability:
4 (not assignable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
secondary literature
Objective of study:
absorption
metabolism
Qualifier:
no guideline required
Radiolabelling:
no
Species:
other: none
Route of administration:
oral: feed
Type:
absorption
Results:
Short branched chain carboxylic acids and their esters are rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.
Type:
metabolism
Results:
Hydrolysis of Isopropyl Methyl-2-Butyrate would be catalysed by esterases occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, skin, blood or liver forming ethanol and a carboxylic acid.

Description of key information

Absorption

Short branched chain carboxylic acids and their esters are rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.

Metabolism

Hydrolysis of Isopropyl Methyl-2-Butyrate would be catalysed by esterases occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, skin, blood or liver forming ethanol and a carboxylic acid. 

The free carboxylic acid undergoes β-oxidation; this reaction involves initial esterification with the thiol group of coenzyme A (CoA) followed by

oxidation and finally cleavage forming acetyl-CoA and propionyl-CoA. The oxidation products are all endogenous compounds and enter the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA), ultimately being eliminated as carbon dioxide.

References

Safety evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. WHO Food Additives Series, No. 40, 1998.

Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. WHO Technical Report Series, No. 884, 1999.

The following information is taken into account for any hazard / risk assessment:

IMB will be rapidly absorbed from the GI tract, metabolised to endogenous compounds, ultimately being eliminated as carbon dioxide.

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Bioaccumulation potential:
no bioaccumulation potential

Additional information