Table 1: Intestinal permeability of quaternary halomethylated ammonium iodide (C6I).

Solution Parameter Mean ± SD
Saturated ka (h-1) 2.10 ± 0.4
Papp (cm/s) 5.10 × 10-5 ± 1.0
r2 0.98 ± 0.01
1/10 diluted ka (h-1) 1.90 ± 0.37
Papp (cm/s) 4.80 × 10-5 ± 0.9
r2 0.98 ± 0.005

Notes: With diluted solution only 6 animals were tested.

Abbreviations: ka: Rate constant for absorption of the compound; Papp: Permeability value; r2: Correlation coefficient.