MED ORG II Flashcards
Range of short-term toxicity studies
2 Weeks to 3 Months
Orphan drugs are used to treat fewer than ____ people in the US
200,000
IND is submitted to __ and reviewed for ___
FDA, 30 days
This gives permission to market drug product
New Drug Application (NDA)
Phase 4 aka
Postmarketing Surveillance
Metabolism aka
Biotransformation
Essential tool for pharmacists in their role of selecting and monitoring appropriate drug therapy for their parents
METABOLISM
polar functional groups are introduced
into the molecule or unmasked by:
Oxidation, Reduction and Hydrolysis
FUNCTIONALIZATION PHASE
form in vitro after cell homogenization
and fractionation of ER
MICROSOMES
are primarily
associated with protein synthesis
Rough microsomes
contain a
class of oxidative enzymes called
MFOs
Smooth microsomes
MFO Requirements
- NADPH ; 2. Molecular Oxygen
cytochrome P450 reductase
NADPH
One mole of FLAVOPROTEIN
contains one mole each of ____, ____
flavin
mononucleotide (FMN) and
flavin adenine dinucleotide
(FAD)
Name based on light abs at
450nm when complexed with
CO
Cytochrome P450
Hemoprotein containing an iron
atom which can alternate
between ferrous (Fe+2) and
ferric (Fe+3) states
Cytochrome P450
Serves as terminal oxidase
Cytochrome P450
refers to the mixed-function oxidation of aromatic
compounds to their corresponding phenolic
metabolites
Aromatic
Hydroxylation
aromatic
compounds
ARENES
phenolic
metabolites
ARENOLS
Reactive Oxygen Specie
ARENE OXIDE
AH proceed initially through an epoxide intermediate called an
______ which rearranges rapidly and spontaneously to
the arenol
ARENE OXIDE
NIH Shift leading to the formation of ____
ARENOLS
AH May also acted upon by_____ leading to the
formation of ______
EPOXIDE HYDRASES, TRANS-DIHYDRODIOLS
AH may be acted upon by _____ in GSH to yield _____
SULFHYDRYL GROUP IN GSH, GSH ADDUCT
It is important to prevent the formation of ___by arene oxides
ROS
Major route of metabolism for phenylcontaining drugs
Aromatic Hydroxylation
Hydroxylation occurs at
the ___
PARA POSITION
Microsomal aromatic
hydroxylation reactions
appear to proceed most
readily in _____
activated
(electron-rich) rings
If there are two or more phenyl rings, hydroxylation proceeds in the
_____
Electron Rich Ring