biotransformation - pt 1 Flashcards
what is biotransformation
enzymatic changes made to a substance
what is a phase I reaction
oxidation - CYP450
what is a phase II reaction
- glucuronidation/glucosidation
- acetylation
most metabolic products are:
pharmacologically LESS active
what is a prodrug
the metabolite is MORE active than the substance administered
what are examples of prodrugs
- cefpodoxime proxetil
- erythromycin-ethylsuccinate
- codeine
what are the two types of oxidative reactions
- oxygen is incorporated into the drug molecule (addition of ‘-OH’)
- oxidation causes the loss of part of the drug molecule
what is cytochrome P450
- mixed function oxidases or monooxygenases
- present mostly in the microsomes, some also in mitochondria
what does drug oxidation require
CYP450 (enzyme); NADPH-CYP450 reductase (enzyme); NADPH (cofactor); and O2 (cofactor)
what are the 4 steps of oxidation via CYP450
- oxidized CYP450 combines with a drug substrate to form complex
- NADPH donates 2 electrons to NADPH-CYP450 reductase - 1E reduces Fe3+ in the cytochrome P450-drug complex to Fe2+. the Fe2+-CYP450-drug complex binds O2
- 2E from NADPH-CYP450 reducase reduces O2 and forms an “activated oxygen”- Fe2+-CYP450-substrate complex
- complex transfers “activated” oxygen to the drug substrate to form the oxidized product, the second activated O atom is used to form H2O
chemically diverse small molecules are converted to:
more polar compounds = more water soluble aka hydrophilic
what are 3 functions of CYP450
- activation/inactivation of drugs
- chemical carcinogenesis
- participation in physiological pathways
most of the drug metabolizing enzymes are in ____ families
CYP 1,2, & 3
in humans, ____ and ____ are the most likely to be responsible for drug biotransformation; their presence in the GI tract is responsible for poor bioavailability of many drugs administered orally
CYP3A4/5; CYP2D6
glucuronidation is done by
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase