Table 4 Fat body/hemolymph concentration ratio.

From: Pharmacokinetics of anti-Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare disease drugs in silkworms

 

Time after drug infection (hour)

 

Antibiotics

2

4

6

9

24

logP

Clarithromycin

5.4 ± 1.3

6.4 ± 0.5

12.5 ± 3.6

8.5 ± 2.4

16.2 ± 4.5

3.2

Azithromycin

2.8 ± 1.3

4.6 ± 1.4

9.4 ± 1.5

13.1 ± 3.0

44.7 ± 8.2

3.0

Rifampicin

15.8 ± 4.4

19.7 ± 5.7

47.0 ± 11.3

31.4 ± 4.4

NA

2.7

Ethambutol

1.6 ± 0.31

5.1 ± 3.8

13.3 ± 4.8

10.4 ± 3.6

NA

0.4

Clofazimine

11.5 ± 4.2

13.1 ± 0.8

25.2 ± 5.8

20.8 ± 5.0

33.0 ± 7.7

7.7

Amikacin

0.4 ± 0.05

0.4 ± 0.04

0.4 ± 0.03

0.5 ± 0.01

0.6 ± 0.1

-8.8

  1. Data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation.
  2. NA not available, logP logarithm of n-octanol/water partition coefficient.