Lab 1 Flashcards
define drugs
synthetic or biological compounds used in the treatment or prevention of disease
How do most drugs produce physiological changes?
by binding to biological receptors
the knowledge of ________ is used to predict the physiochemical properties and potential biological effects of drugs
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
name some physiochemical properties that are the basis for pharmacological and pharmaceutical evaluation
crystalline structure
solubility
melting/boiling point
polarity
lipophilicity
pka
steric effects
partition coefficient
give 2 words to describe the word “pharmacological”
pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic
pharmacodynamics studies what?
the effects of drugs ON THE BODY (mechanism of action, therapeutic and adverse effects”
pharmacokinetics studies what?
the effect of the BODY on the drug (ADME)
PHYSIOCHEMICAL, PHARMACODYNAMIC, AND PHARMACOKINETIC EFFECTS ARE INFLUENCED BY ____________
drug concentration
define “molecular constitution”
describes the IDENTITY and CONNECTIVITY of the atoms in a molecular entity
does “molecular constitution” take into account double and triple bonds? what about spatial arrangement?
takes into account single/double/triple bonds but NOT spatial arrangement
what is a “molecular entity”
any chemically or isotopically distinct atom/molecule/ion/pair/radical ion, etc which can be distinguished as a SEPARATELY DISTINGUISHABLE ENTITY
true or false
REGARDLESS of the administration route, drugs MUST be in solution in order to be permeable and thus absorbed
true
when comparing molecules of similar polarity, ____(large or small) molecules are generally less soluble in water than the alternative
LARGE molecules are LESS soluble in water
true or false
drug permeability is not limited by molecular size
false
compounds with molecule size greater than 100nm and molecular weight greater than 1000g/mol do NOT DIFFUSE READILY through the cell membrane, and transport mechanisms may be inept for this size
what imparts specific properties to a drug?
its functional group
define polarity
the difference in electronegativity within a molecular bond
true or false
polarity plays a key role in molecular interactions
true
molecules containing ___ and ___ are polar
ionic compounds such as ___, ____, and ____ are polar and are electrolytes
_____ and ____ are nonpolar (hydrophobic/lipophilic)
- oxygen and nitrogen
- salts, acids, and bases
- unsubstituted aromatic rings and aliphatic chains
functional groups can modify ______ properties such as……
physiochemical properties such as taste, solubility, and stability
what is the SOLUBLE SALT of acyclovir
acyclovir phosphate
what is the INSOLUBLE salt of chloramphenicol?
what is it formulated as?
chloramphenicol palmitate
formulated as a tasteless suspension
____, _____, and _____ are ____ groups and are very susceptible to hydrolysis
amides, esters, and lactams are NEUTRAL groups and are very sensitive to hydrolysis
can the proximity (distance) of each functional group to each other alter the properties of each group, and the overall properties of the drug?
yes
define chirality
the geometric property of a rigid object of being NON-SUPERPOSABLE on its mirror image