T. Sommer, T. Göen, N. Budnik
Jan 26, 2020
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Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
Abstract
Hordenine, a natural constituent of germinated barley, is a biased agonist of the dopamine D2 receptor. This pilot study investigated the biokinetics of hordenine and its metabolites in four volunteers consuming beer equal to 0.075 mg hordenine/kg body weight. A new UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS method determined maximum plasma concentrations of 12.0-17.3 nM free hordenine after 0-60 min. Hordenine phase-II metabolism was first dominated by sulfation, but later by glucuronidation. The elimination half-lives in plasma were 52.7-66.4 min for free hordenine and about 60/80 min longer for hordenine sulfate and -glucoronide. Urinary excretion peaked 2-3.5 hours after consumption and accumulated to 3.78 µmol within 24 hours corresponding to 9.9% of the ingested dose. The observed hordenine levels in plasma seem too low to provoke direct interaction with the dopamine D2 receptor related to food reward, but synergistic or additive effects with alcohol or N-methyltyramine may occur.