MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY Flashcards
A chemistry-based discipline, involving the aspects of biological, medical, and pharmaceutical science.
Medicinal Chemistry
Medicinal chemistry encompasses ____, ____, ____, and ____.
Identification, Discovery, Development, Synthesis
IDDS
Main driving force/highlight for medicinal chemistry
Random Screening
One of the first groups of drugs that was discovered thru medicinal chemistry
Nitrofurans
Metronidazole (Flagyl) is indicated as an ____.
Anti-protozoal/Anti-fungal
Chemical compound that is used to treat, mitigate, diagnose, and prevent diseases both in humans and animals.
Drugs
Compounds that interact with a biological system to produce a biological response - beneficial or toxic.
Drugs
Chemical compound that has a pharmacologic or biological activity whose chemical structure is used as a starting point for chemical modification in order to improve potency, selectivity, or pharmacokinetics parameters.
Lead Compound
“Prototype”
Lead compounds thar underwent modifications.
Analogues
Innovative or new drugs for previously unmet medical needs
Novel Drugs
Drugs for rare medical conditions
Orphan Drugs
Ideal drug that is free from side effects
Goal Drug
Non-existent
Compound that undergoes biotransformation prior to exhibiting its pharmacological effects
Prodrug
2 Broad categories of prodrugs
- Carrier-linked prodrug
- Bio-precursors
Consist of the attachment of a carrier group to the active drug to alter its physicochemical properties and the subsequent enzymatic or non-enzymatic mechanisms to release the active drug moiety
Ex: Macromolecules
Carrier-linked prodrug
Compounds that already contain the embryo of the active species within their structure.
Bio-precursors
IDENTIFY THE PRODRUG CATEGORY.
Inactive prontosil reduction to sulphanilamide (anti-bacterial)
Bio-precursor
IDENTIFY THE PRODRUG CATEGORY.
Inactive cyclophosphamide oxidation to phosphoramide mustard (antineoplastic)
Bio-precursor
Mechanism of action of phosphoramide mustard
Alkylation
Cross-linking of DNA that leads to death of cancer cells
2 Other terms for double prodrug
Pro-Prodrug or Cascade Latentiated Prodrugs
Carried out by enzymatic conversion to prodrug is possible before the “pro-drug” release the active ingredient
Double Prodrug, Pro-Prodrug, or Cascade Latentiated Prodrugs
Prodrugs that use macromolecules as carriers
Macromolecular Prodrugs
Carrier acts as transporter of the active drug to a specific targeted site
Site-Specific Prodrugs
Example of a site-specific prodrug liberated in the colon
Sulfazalazine
Consists of two synergistic drugs chemically linked together, in order to improve the drug delivery properties of one or both drugs
Co-drug/Mutual Prodrug
EXAMPLES OF CO-DRUG/MUTUAL PRODRUG
Sulfasalazine
Sulfapyridine + 5-aminosalicylic acid
For enterocolitis
EXAMPLES OF CO-DRUG/MUTUAL PRODRUG
Benorylate
Paracetamol + Aspirin
EXAMPLES OF CO-DRUG/MUTUAL PRODRUG
Sultamicillin
Ampicillin + Sulbactam
EXAMPLES OF PRODRUGS
Metabolized into Meprobamate
Carisoprodol
EXAMPLES OF PRODRUGS
Bioactivated by esterase (hydrolysis of the ethyl ester) to the active Enalaprilat
Enalapril
EXAMPLES OF PRODRUGS
Bioactivated by esterase (valacyclovir hydrolase enzyme) to the active form Acyclovir
Valaciclovir
EXAMPLES OF PRODRUGS
Bioactivated by Peripheral DOPA decarboxylase to the active form Dopamine
Levodopa
EXAMPLES OF PRODRUGS
IV prodrug of chloramphenicol, because pure chloramphenicol is poorly soluble in water (2.5mg/mL) or palmitate ester to make a suspension (1.95mg/mL)
Chloramphenicol Succinate
EXAMPLES OF PRODRUGS
Deacetylated by esterase to the active form 6-monoacetylmorphine and morphine
Heroin
aka Diacetyl Morphine