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Anticancer Flashcards

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What are intercalating drugs

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Drugs that distort DNA double helix via pi-bonding of flat aromatic structures

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Dactinomycin

They are intercalating agents
Intercalation via planar phenoxazone ring system C - G base pairs

Contains additional H bonding with cyclic peptides

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Doxorubicin

Has 3 mechanism of action

Intercalation via tetracyclic system

Additional bond between phosphate on DNA backbone and ammonium group = stabilisation of DNA topoisomerase II

Chelate metal ions

cardiotoxic

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Mitoxantrone

Intercalation
Bond between phosphate on DNA backbone with amino group
Can chelate metal ions

Less cardiotoxicity - no sugar moiety

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Bleomycin

Intercalation via bithiazole rings

Production of free radicals via N atoms

N atoms can chelate metal ions

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Non-intercalating drugs

Stabilise DNA topoisomerase II

Can produce free radicals

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Camptothecins

Stabilise DNA topoisomerase I

Induce production of destructive enzymes

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Chlormethine

Alkylating drug

Causes DNA linkage

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Cyclophosphamid

Alkylating drug

Phosphoramide group reduces nucleophilicity of N = more reactive

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Nitrosourea

Alkylating agent

Can pass through BBB
Carbamoylation of protein and alkylation of DNA between C-G

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Cisplatin

Alkylating agent

Replacement of Cl by water = positively charged and reactive ligands
Binds to regions with high concentration of guanine = transcription inhibited

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Dacarbazine and procabazine

Non-alkylating agent

Methylation of DNA but no cross linking

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Mitomycin C

Converted into alkylating agent in vivo

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What are dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors

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Catalyse reduction of folic acid to tetrahydrofolate

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Methotrexate

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5-fluorouracil

Thymidylate synthase inhibitor

Converted into analogue of dUMP in vivo
Stops synthesis of thymidine due to covalent bond

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DNA polymerase inhibitors

Mimic deoxynucleotides to act as false substrate for DNA polymerase

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Purine antagonist

Converted to thio-dGTP
Causes cell death

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