Drug Metabolism -II Flashcards
What is benzylic oxidation
What is epoxidation of alkenes
Arene oxides are highly reactive for what two main reasons
Are initially formed epoxides observed as metabolites ?
Aliphatic oxidations in drugs having straight or branched alkyl chains can be categorized as what
Aliphatic Hydroxylation gives what product
Alcohol
The carbon undergoing metabolism by aliphatic Hydroxylation must have what
At least one hydrogen attached
What is monoamine oxidase
It catalyses the oxidative deamination of amine to aldehyde
What are the two types of monoamine oxidases
MAO-A and MAO-B
Which enzyme catalyses the oxidation of alcohols
Alcohol dehydrogenase
Primary alcohols are oxidized to what
Aldehydes
Secondary alcohols are oxidized to what
Ketones
Tertiary alcohols are oxides to what
They cannot be oxidized
Aldehydes are further oxidized to what
Aldehydes are highly reactive and undergo rapid metabolic oxidation to carboxylic acids
Sulfur can be oxidized to form stable compounds by making what bonds