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1
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What is phase 1 reactions for

A

Increasing reactivity and polarity for excretion in kidney

2
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What is phase 2 conjugate for

A

Increase polarity and water solubility

3
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Explain aspirin metabolism

A

Aspirin to salicylate via aspirin esterase

Phase 2 adds a glucoronide / glucoronic acid for water solubility

4
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What is phase 1 introduction called

A

Functionalisation

5
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How do cytochrome p450 work in oxidation with the drug in phase 1

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Bind to the drug to form a complex

Use NADPH reductase and NADPH and O2 to oxidate the drug to form water soluble product

Donate electrons

6
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Most reactions occur via CYP, name and explain one which is independent and also occurs in liver

A

Alcohol dehydrogenase

Converts ethanol to acetal aldehyde via NAD reduction

7
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Alcohol metabolism can also use which type of CYP to form acetal aldehyde from NADPH oxidation

A

CYP 2E1

8
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Name 3 groups attached in phase II

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Glucoronyl, sulphate, acetyl

9
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Which enzyme is involved in glucoronidation eg of aspirin

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UDP glucoronyl transferase

10
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Which groups are added in penecillin phase 2 metabolism

A

Glucoronic acid and sulphate

11
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Other than the glucoronidation of paracetamol and addition of sulphate , what other pathway is there which produces toxic product

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CYP 2E1 which metabolised it to NAPQI (toxic)

12
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Which enzyme detoxifies NAPQI from paracetamol metabolism

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Glutathione s transferase

13
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Why does overdose in paracetamol cause build up of NAPQI

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Because too little glucoronyl and sulphate left to convert it

14
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Name 3 internal factors affecting drug metabolism

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Age
Genetics
Disease

15
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Why does genetics affect drug metabolism

A

genetics will determine if someone has fast metabolism or slow metabolism

16
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If someone has a fast metabolism, they have a normal therapeutic response and Cp level to the drug, what happens if someone has low rate

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High Cp build up causing toxic effects

They have an excess therapeutic response to a small dose

17
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Why do both children and elderly have low metabolic rate

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Low levels of cytochrome p450 and other conjugating enzymes such as udp glucoronyl transferase

Elderly also have dysfunctional liver etc

18
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Name some exogenous factors affecting metabolism and why they affect it

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Drugs, smoking, alcohol

They either induce or inhibit metabolic enzymes

19
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Why does induction of metabolic enzymes mean someone needs to take more of the drug

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Faster metabolic rate meaning lower therapeutic effect

20
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Why is ethanol toxic when taken with paracetamol

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Induces CYP 2E1 which causes NAPQI production

21
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What does inhibition by factors such as drugs mean

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Reduced rate of metabolism
(Lower effect of CYP or others)

Causes too high therapeutic response to a small dose

22
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Which exogenous factor is both an inducer and inhibitor

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Ethanol / alcohol