Drug Metabolism and Renal Excretion Flashcards
How do most drugs leave the body?
in urine as unchanged or chemically transformed compounds - occasionally excreted in bile
What does metabolism of drugs act to do?
convert parent drugs to more polar metabolites that are not readily reabsorbed by the kidney.
Convert drugs to metabolites that are usually less pharmacologically active than the parent
What can occasionally happen in drug metabolism?
may convert from inactive drugs to active compounds or cause a gain in activity
may have unchanged activity
may possess at different action
What is a drug that may gain activity?
codeine may be converted to morphine
What is a drug that may have unchanged activity?
diazepam - nordiazepam
What is the main organ of drug metabolism?
liver
GI tract, lungs and plasma may also contribute
What is the first phase of drug metabolism?
Oxidation, reduction hydrolysis
What is the function of the first phase of metabolism?
makes the drug more polar and adds a chemically reactive group which allows conjugation
What is the second phase of drug metabolism?
conjugation
What is added during conjugation?
glucoronyl sulphate methyl acetyl glycyl or glutathione
What are the cytochrome P450 monoxygenases?
haem proteins located in the endoplasmic reticulum of liver hepatocytes mediating oxidation reactions
What are the main CYP450 enzymes in the liver?
CYP1,2,3
Where do the oxygens go in the monooxygenase cycle?
one yields ROH, the hydroxyl product
one yields H2O
What is glucuronidation?
a common reaction involving the transfer of glucuronic acid to electron rich atoms of the substrate
What is the enzyme involved in glucuronidation?
UDP-glucuronyl transferase
