Enzyme-targeting drugs Flashcards
ACYCLOVIR
Viral DNA Polymerase
Herpes
AMPRENAVIR
HIV Viral protease
AIDS
ALLOPURINOL
Xanthine oxidase
Gout
ASPIRIN
Cyclooxygenase
Inflammation/pain
CARBIDOPA
Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
Parkinson’s
CELEBREX
Cyclooxygenase
Inflammation/pain
CLAVULANATE
Beta-lactamase
Bacterial resistance
DIGOXIN
Na/K ATPase
Congestive heart failure
DUTASTERIDE
Type I & type II 5 steroid alpha-reductase
Benign prostate hyperplasia
EFAVIRENZ
Reverse transcriptase
AIDS
ETOPOSIDE
Topoisomerase II
Cancer
LISINOPRIL
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
Hypertension
METHOTREXATE
dihydrofolate reductase
Cancer/immunosuppresion
OMEPRAZOLE
H+/K+ ATPase enzyme
Peptic ulcer
TRIMETHOPRIM
Bacterial dihydrofolate reductase
Bacterial infection