The identification of three previously unreported lindane metabolites from mammals

Previously unreported metabolites from the urine of rats treated with lindane have been identified as configurational isomers of 2,4,5,6- and 2,3,4,6-tetrachloro-2-cyclohexen-1-ol. In addition, an intermediate metabolite from the incubation of lindane with liver preparations, under N₂, has been identified as the configurational isomer γ-3,4,5,6-tetrachlorocyclohex-1-ene. The pathways leading to these metabolites appear to have an important role in the metabolism of lindane by mammals.