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Occupancy Theory

Intensity of pharmacological effect is directly proportional to the number of receptors occupied

NOAEL

The maximum amount of compound administered without adverse reaction

Toxicophore

The part of the molecule that causes toxic effects

ED50

Dose amount that is maximum effective to 50% of test animals

LD50

Lethal dose for 50% of test animals

Auxophore

Part of the molecule that does not react with the receptor

Pharmacophore

Part of the molecule that reacts with the molecule

SAR

The relationship between the drug structure and it's effect on the body

Lead Modification

Modification of a molecule to fulfill required clinical usefulness

Activity cliff

Maximum modification of the molecule without loss of desired function

Inverse Agonist

Stimulates opposite response as agonist

Agonist

Stimulates response by receptor

Antagonist

Prevents receptor response

Modified occupancy theory

Accounts for partial agonists

Efficacy

Ability of a drug to produce maximum response

4 major drug targets

1. GPCR


2. Ion Channel


3. Nuclear Receptor


4. RTK

2 Fundamental Characteristics of a Receptor

1. Recognition Capacity


2. Initiation of Biological Response

Kd

Dissociation Constant,


Affinity of drug for receptor

As a constant decreases, what happens to the Affinity of the drug for the receptor?

The Affinity increases

Intrinsic Sympathomimetic Activity

The ability of a drug to activate adrenergic receptors that are similar to sympathetic nervous system stimulation

Inverse Agonist drug

Produces the opposite effect of the natural ligand

Antagonist drug

Blocks the response of a natural ligand

Agonist drug

Stimulates the response of a receptor

Can agonists and antagonists bind the same site of a receptor?

Yes

Rate theory

Activation of receptors is proportional to the total number of Encounters of a drug with its receptor per unit time

Induced fit Theory

Agonists induced conformational change antagonists do not induce conformational change

Activation aggregation Theory

The receptor is always in a state of dynamic equilibrium between activated form and inactivated form

Glycene

Serine

Threonine

Cysteine

Aspartic Acid

Glumatic Acid

Lysine

Histidine

"Rate enhancement by proximity" is also known as:

"Approximation"

Which process is more simple: enzyme purification or receptor purification?

Enzyme purification

What is the symbol for "enzyme-substrate dissemination constant?

Kd

What is the symbol for a catalytic step?

Kcat

Is an ideal enzyme target include an enzyme essential for the patient?

No

What type of bond is associated with"irreversible inhibition"?

Covalent

What symbol represents concentration of 50% enzyme inhibition?

IC50

What is the effect on enzymes of E.I. formation?

Prevents substrate binding

What is the name of this equation?

Michaelis-Menten Equation

What is the symbol for substrate concentration at half-maximum velocity?

Km

What is the ratio of organisms that have mutations that offer drug resistance?

1:10,000,000

What is mechanism for bacterial transduction?

Phage

A chemical or drug that is metabolized after administration into an active drug

Prodrug

What is changed in bacteria with bactrim resistance?

A single amino acid

Which enzyme is involved in bactrim resistance?

Dihydrofolate Reductace

What in the bacteria is targeted by vancomycin?

Peptidoglycan

What bond is blocked with vancomycin resistance?

Hydrogen bond

How effective is vancomycin resistance?

1000 fold

What enzyme do bacteria produce to counter penicillin?

Beta-lactimase

What Secondary medicine is used to counter beta-lactamase?

Clavulanic acid

8 mechanisms of drug resistance

1. Altered enzyme/receptor


2. Overproduction of enzyme/receptor


3. Overproduction of substrate/ligand


4. Increase drug-destroying mechanisms


5. Decreased prodrug activation


6. Activation of new pathways circumventing drug action


7. Reversal of drug action


8. Altered drug distribution to the site of action

Homologation

Increasing the length of a chain

Ion Channel

Transmembrane tissue composed of 3 elements

What 3 elements is the ion Channel composed of?

Pore: transit of ion and one or more gates


Gates: part of protein open and close in response to stimuli


Sensors: receives stimuli


Nuclear receptors

Ligands dependent transcription factors that sense steroid and thyroid hormones, bile acids, fatty acids, and certain vitamins and prostaglandin



Regulate gene expression

What do Nuclear receptors control?

Development


Differentiation


Metabolism


Reproduction of Organism

What is the site of a drug action receptor

Any biological molecule with which the drug interacts

The site of a drug reaction is responsible for?

The pharmaceutical effect-- pharmacodynamics

Receptors discussed include 4 major drug targets

GPCRS


Ion channels


Nuclear Receptors


Receptors tyrosine kinases

What is the largest class of receptors known

GPCRS about 800 different human genes, 4% of human genome

What are RTKs (receptor tyrosine kinases)

Subclass of cell-surface growth factor receptors having kinase activity

RTKS kinase activity

Catalyze and transfer of the y-phosphate group from donor which simulates a cascade of signaling pathways

RTKS example of catalyze transfer

ATP top hydroxyl groups of tyrosine residue of target proteins

What controls the most fundamental cellular processes

RTKS (receptor tyrosine kinases)

What cellular processes do RTKs control

Cell cycle


Cell migration


Cell metabolism


Survival


Carcinogenesis (cell proliferation and differentiation)

Two fundamental characteristics of a receptor

Recognition capacity


Amplification

Recognition capacity

Binding of molecules

Amplification

Initiation of biological response

Forces in drug reaction complex