Abstract
The metabolic pathways of budralazine were studied in vivo and in vitro experiments and characterized as follows ; 1) 3-methyl-s-triazolo [3, 4-a] phthalazine (M-1), one of the major metabolites of budralazine, was mainly biotransformed via 1-hydrazinophthalazine. 2) s-triazolo [3, 4-a] phthalazine (M-3) was also biotransformed via 1-hydrazinophthalazine. 3) Experiments using liver preparations of rat were also discussed briefly.