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One hundred healthy Turkish volunteers (70 male, 30 female) aged from 19 to 56 years were given 5 mg coumarin p.o. after an overnight fast. Urine samples were collected before and 2, 4 and 8 h after drug administration. The extent and rate of formation of 7-OH-coumarin (7OHC) was determined by the urinary excretion of the metabolite as measured with the fluorometric method.
On average, 80% of 7OHC formed was excreted in 2 h. The total amount of 7OHC formed was 59.8% (21.5%) (mean and SD, n=100, range 17–100%) of the given dose. The percentage of 7OHC excreted during the first 2 h compared with the 7OHC excretion at 8 h was a constant and stable individual characteristic for the rate of the formation of 7OHC (‘2 h coumarin test’).
Although four individuals had relatively slow coumarin test values (34–40%), no clear-cut polymorphism in the rate of 7OHC formation was found. However, 7OHC formation was lower in males and in cigarette smokers.
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Iscan, M., Rostami, H., Güray, T. et al. Interindividual variability of coumarin 7-hydroxylation in a Turkish population. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 47, 315–318 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191161
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