chemistry Flashcards
opium alkaloids
aka opiates
centrally acting analgesics
strong narcotic effect
indication of opioids
- moderate to severe pain
- cough
- diarrhoea
- opioid dependence
common adr of opioids
respiratory depression
nausea and vomiting
drowsiness
delta (opioid receptor) and its agonist function
analgesia
antidepressant
physical dependece
kappa and its agonist function
spinal analgesia
sedation
miosis
inhibition of ADH release
mu and its agonist function
u1- supraspinal analgesia
physical dependence
u2-respiratory depression
miosis and reduced GI motility
nociceptin receptor and agonist function
anxiety
depression
appetite
toelrance to mu agonist
body snatural antiiniceceptives
endorphins (EnDOgenous moRPHINES)
enkephalin
-smaller peptides
morphine structure
5 rings (A-E) T shape
functional modificaiton of the R groups on morphine to yield codeine, ethylmorphine and 3-acetylmorphine leadsw to what in terms of analgesic activity
decreased analgesic activity
how does codeine act as prodrug for morphine
codeien is converted to morphine in the liver
functional modification of the 5-OH led to what in terms of activity
4-5 fold increase
testing of analgesics
performed in vivo
many factors must be considered as to why activity increase
ultimate resistance of opioid analgeics to CNS
BBB
6-acetylmorphine and heroin highly lipophilic therefore can penetrate the lipophilic bilayer and enter CNS
more polar morphine cannot readily penetrate the BBB
how do we get dihydromiorphine
preapred by hydrogenation of morphine
double bond at c7-c8
activity is not comprimised therefore double bond not essential for activity
N methyl groups in morphine functional modification
n-oxide or n methyl quayernary salts are ianctive in vivo as they are charged molecules therefore cannot cross BBB
N methyl groups in morphine functional modification and interaction with the receptor
since molecules are permanent cationsn nitrogen must be charged wihen inteacting with the receptor
normorphine in terms of polarity and activity
increased polarity therefore decreased activity
normorphine and removal of notrigen atoms
leads to total abolition of activity
nitrogen atoms is essential for activity and interacts with the receptor in ionised form
aroamtic ring in morphine
essentials
removal leads to loss of activity
ether bridge in morphine
not required for analgesic activity
mehtly group in morphine
not essential for analgesic activity
sterochemistry of morphine
contains everal chiral centers
enantiomer is completely inactive
enantiomer of morphine and why its completely inactive
morphine forms 3 receptor interactions with the binding regions
enenatiomer has no alagesic activity as it only has 1 receptor interaction
eprimerixation of morphine and its effects
leads to drastic change in molecular shape
result in poor conformation for receptor bindsing
pharmacophore of morphine
3D positioning of the key function groups with respect to each other
orginal structure-skeletal pharmaocophore-pharmacophoric triangles
metabolic pathway of codine
morphine via o-demethylatuion
norcodeine (N-demethylation)
morphine metabolic pathway
N demethylaton-normorphine
ugt2b7- morphine -6-glucoronide (mroe active)
ugt2b7, paps-morphine 3 glucorodine or sulfate (inactive)