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Summary of the last lecture A. Buffer capacity
It is always higher when the pH of your solution is close to the pKa of
the buffer system you choose.
B. Water solubility and drug design
Chemical bonds
Functional groups (Tables from textbook)
Salt formation
C. Measurement of drug solubility
Partition coefficient (P, whole molecule)
% ionization: Ionized = conjugate base [A-] or conjugate acid [BH+]
(1) For weak acidic drugs, pKa-pH =log ([HA]/[A-]) or pH-pKa =log
([A-]/[HA]) or pH-pKa =log ([salt]/[acid]) or % ionization
=100/[1+10(pKa-pH)]
(2) For weak basic drugs, pKa-pH =log ([BH+/[B]) or pKa-pH =log
([salt]/[base]) or % ionization =100/[1+10(pH-pKa)]
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Co (Conc. in octanol)
Drug in octanol
Unionized molecules in water
2. Log P and Log D(a) Log P
The log of the partition coefficient (P)
(The whole molecule)
For acidic drugs
For basic drugs
Generally
[B]o
[B]wP =
[HA]o
[HA]wP =
[B]o
[B]w
[HA]o [HA]w
LogP = Log
LogP = Log
[Drug]o
[Drug]wP = [Drug]o
[Drug]wLogP = Log
Cw (Conc. in water)
2
(2) Log D
The log of the distribution coefficient (generally between 1-octanol and
aqueous buffer) for ionizable compounds at a particular pH.
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Co (Conc. in octanol)
Cw (Conc. in water) =Ci (ionized in H2O) + Cu (unionized in H2O)
Drug in octanol
Unionized molecules in water
Ionized molecules in water
e.g., Change in log D as a function of pH
for metoprolol (Nilsson and Fjellstrom)
pH Log D
2.0 -1.31
3.0 -1.31
4.0 -1.31
5.0 -1.28
5.5 -1.21
6.0 -1.05
6.5 -0.75
7.0 -0.34
7.5 0.12
8.0 0.59
8.5 1.03
9.0 1.39
10.0 1.73
Generally
For acidic drugs
For basic drugs
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Co (Conc. in octanol)
Cw (Conc. in water) =Ci (ionized in H2O) + Cu (unionized in H2O)
Drug in octanol
Unionized molecules in water
Ionized molecules in water
=[HA]o
[HA]w + [A-]w
Log D =[HA]o
[HA]w + [A-]w
=[B]o
[B]w + [BH+]w
[B]o [B]w + [BH+]w
Log
Log D =Log
[Drug]o
[Drugionized]w(Compare to Papp =
LogD =Log
[Drugunionized]w+
[Drug]o
[Drugionized]w [Drugunionized]w+
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(Compare to Papp
(Compare to Papp
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3. Predicting the drug water solubility by empiric approach (from Foye�s)
Based on the carbon-solubilizing potential of organic functional groups
If the potential of the functional groups exceeds the total number of
carbon atoms, then the compound is considered water-soluble
Otherwise water insoluble.
One functional group-monofunctional molecule
More than one functional group-polyfunctional molecule
Functional group Monofunctional molecule Polyfunctional molecule
Alcohol 5 to 6 carbons 3 to 4 carbons
Phenol 6 to 7 carbons 3 to 4 carbons
Ether 4 to 5 carbons 2 carbons
Aldehyde 4 to 5 carbons 2 carbons
Ketone 5 to 6 carbons 2 carbons
Amine 6 to 7 carbons 3 carbons
Carboxylic acid 5 to 6 carbons 3 carbons
Ester 6 carbons 3 carbons
Amide 6 carbons 2 to 3 carbons
Urea, carbonate, carbamate 2 carbons
Charge (cationic and anionic) 20-30 carbons
Functional group Monofunctional molecule Polyfunctional molecule
Carboxylic acid 5 to 6 carbons 3 carbons
Ester 6 carbons 3 carbons
Polyfunctional
Two functional groups of six carbons
Total carbon content = 9
6<9
Conclusion
6<9, Insoluble (solubilizing potential less than carbon content,
C9H8O4)
Homework-Please find the data of water solubility for Aspirin
from the USP
Practice Problem #8
Aspirin solubility (From Foye�s)
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Term Parts of solvent required for one part of solute
Very soluble Less than 1 part (1:1)
Freely soluble 1 to 10 part (1:1-10)
Soluble 10 to 30 part (1:10-30)
Sparingly Soluble 30 to 100 part (1:30-100)
Slightly Soluble 100 to 1000 part (1:100-1000)
Very slightly Soluble 1000 to 10000 part (1:1000-10000)
Practically insoluble More than 10000 part (1:>10000)
Definition of approximate drug solubility by US pharmacopoeia
The Craig plot (slide #2 on page 4, Handout #2; page 73, The Organic Chemistry of
Drug Design and Drug Action by Richard B. Silverman, 2nd edition, Elsevier Academic
Press)
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Practice problem #9 (from Foye�s)
Q1: Is anileridine (an opioid agonist) water soluble? (Predict the water
solubility of anileridine)
Fig. 2.13. (From Foye�s) Identification of functional groups in anileridine. Polyfunctional Three functional groups of nine carbons Total carbon content = 16 (error in textbook/handout) 9<16 Therefore the prediction is anileridine is water insoluble In reality, based on the report in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) the
solubility of anileridine is 1 g/10,000 mL, or 0.01%, or 1: 10,000. According to the USP: �Practically insoluble = >1:10,000�
O
N
H2N
OCH2 CH3
Anileridine
Functional group Monofunctional molecule Polyfunctional molecule
Amine 6 to 7 carbons 3 carbons
Ester 6 carbons 3 carbons
Q2. How to improve the water solubility of anileridine?
O
N
H2N
OCH2 CH3
HCl
Anileridine HCl
O
N
H2N
OCH2 CH3
Anileridine
Functional group Monofunctional molecule Polyfunctional molecule
Alcohol 5 to 6 carbons 3 to 4 carbons
Phenol 6 to 7 carbons 3 to 4 carbons
Ether 4 to 5 carbons 2 carbons
Aldehyde 4 to 5 carbons 2 carbons
Ketone 5 to 6 carbons 2 carbons
Amine 6 to 7 carbons 3 carbons
Carboxylic acid 5 to 6 carbons 3 carbons
Ester 6 carbons 3 carbons
Amide 6 carbons 2 to 3 carbons
Urea, carbonate, carbamate 2 carbons
Charge (cationic and anionic) 20-30 carbons
O
H2N
OCH2 CH3
N
HCl
Three functional groups of 9 carbons and one charge of 20-30 carbons. Total carbon number = 16 (Error in handout/textbook) 20-30 + 9 = 29-39 >16 The prediction is that anileridine HCl is water soluble
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According to the USP, the water solubility of anileridine HCl is 0.2
g/ml, or 20% or 1:5.
By USP, Freely soluble = 1:1-10
Problem 6, Chapter 2, Foye�s has more practice questions to use the
empiric method of Lemke to predict water solubility.
Solubility data for these compounds can be found in the USP.
Rationalize any discrepancies between the predicted results and
the USP data.
Problem #10
-The water solubility of tyrosine
CH2
NH2HO
CHC
O
OH
Tyrosine(Solubility in H2O is 0.45g/100mL@25oC)
CH2
HO
CHC
O
O
NH3
CH2
NH2HO
CHC
O
O
Na
CH2
NH3HO
CHC
O
OH
Cl
Zwitterionic form Hydrogen bond formed intramolecularly
Very soluble Very soluble
HCl/H2ONaOH/H2O
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Fig. 2.10. (Foye�s) Water solubilities of different salt forms of selective drugs.
Practice problem #11:
Evaluate the solubility of the drugs on the right:
Term Parts of solvent required for one part of solute
Very soluble Less than 1 part (1:1)
Freely soluble 1 to 10 part (1:1-10)
Soluble 10 to 30 part (1:10-30)
Sparingly Soluble 30 to 100 part (1:30-100)
Slightly Soluble 100 to 1000 part (1:100-1000)
Very slightly Soluble 1000 to 10000 part (1:1000-10000)
Practically insoluble More than 10000 part (1:>10000)
D. Specific issues1. Ion trap
a. Ion trap and pH partition
It is a physiochemical process
Does not require an active drug transport system
Need a lipid membrane preferentially permeable to the weak
acid or weak base drug molecules that are unionized
A pH gradient across the membrane
Unionized drugs
Permeable Lipoprotein membrane
Ionized drugs
Unionized drugs
Ionized drugs
Blood stream
PlasmaGastrointestinal tract
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b. The pH partition hypothesis
Unionized drugs
Permeable Lipoprotein membrane
Ionized drugs
Unionized drugs
Ionized drugs
Blood stream
PlasmaGastrointestinal tract
At steady state, an acidic drug will accumulate on the more basic side
of the membrane
A basic drug will accumulate on the more acidic side of the membrane
Asp
irin r
elat
ive
conc
entr
ation
100
<0.1
400
Aspirin (weak acid pKa 3.5)
Gastric juicepH 3
PlasmapH 7.4
Aspirin
UrinepH 8
Anion A-
Undisolved AH
Peth
idine
(typ
o)
relative
co
ncen
trat
ion
100
30
106
Protonated base BH+
Free base B
Pethidine(weak base pKa 8.6)
Pethidine(Meperidine)
Problem #12
Protonated base BH+
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c. Some physiological consequences of pH partition:
Urinary acidification
Accelerates excretion of weak bases and retards that of weak
acids
Urinary alkalinization
Reduce excretion of weak bases and increase excretion of weak
acids)
Increasing plasma pH (e.g. by administration of sodium bicarbonate)
Causes weak acidic drugs to be extracted from the CNS into the
plasma.
In class break (4 min) In class break (4 min)
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d. Ion trap and drug overdose
Practice problem #14-Treatment of barbiturate overdose
Pentobarbital (weak acid pKa 7.4)Plasma pH 7.4
PentobarbitalUrine pH ranges from 4-8
Pentobarbital (weak acid pKa 7.4)Plasma pH 7.4
PentobarbitalUrine > pH 8
O
O
CH2CH3
ONH
HN
Permeable membrane
Pentobarbital (weak acid pKa 7.4)
Plasma pH 7.4
Pentobarbital
Brain pH 7.4
Pentobarbital (weak acid pKa 7.4)
Plasma pH 7.4
PentobarbitalBrain pH 7.4
Drug treatment of barbiturate overdose
Increase excretion by adjusting urinary pH
Treatment #1: Pentobarbital (and other barbiturates) are weak acid
and excretion can be increased with alkalinized urine (sodium bicarb).
Alkalining urine in treating phenobarbital (pKa7.4) overdose.
Pentobarbital (weak acid pKa 7.4)Plasma pH 7.4
PentobarbitalUrine pH ranges from 4-8
Pentobarbital (weak acid pKa 7.4)Plasma pH 7.4
PentobarbitalUrine > pH 8
O
O
CH2CH3
ONH
HN
Permeable membrane
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Treatment #2: Reducing plasma pH (e.g. by administration of NH4Cl,
or a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor such as acetazolamide causes
phenobarbital to become more concentrated in CNS.
Pentobarbital (weak acid pKa 7.4)Plasma pH 7.4
PentobarbitalUrine pH ranges from 4-8
Pentobarbital (weak acid pKa 7.4)Plasma pH 7.4
PentobarbitalUrine > pH 8
O
O
CH2CH3
ONH
HN
Permeable membrane
Pentobarbital (weak acid pKa 7.4)
Plasma pH 7.4
Pentobarbital
Brain pH 7.4
Pentobarbital (weak acid pKa 7.4)
Plasma pH 7.4
PentobarbitalBrain pH 7.4
Lumen of the distal convoluted tubule of the
kidney
Interstitial spaceBlood circulation
CO2H2O + CO2 CO2
H2O +
Excretion in urine
H2CO3
HCO3-
NaHCO3Na+
AntiporterH+
Na+
H+
NaHCO3
HCO3-
H2CO3 Carbonic anhydrase
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitorscan cause the pH of blood becomes more acidic
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitorscan cause the pH of urine becomes more alkaline
Mechanism of action of carbonic
anhydrase inhibitors
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e. Problem #13
Separation of the �over-the-counter� analgesic mixture APC (Aspirin,
Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) , and Codeine)
Aspirin, an acidic drug with pKa= 3.5
Acetaminophen, an acidic drug with pKa = 9.5
Codeine with bitter taste has a pKa of 8.2
Solvents:
H2O
Toluene (Organic solvent)
HCl (pKa=-7)
NaHCO3 (pKa=6.4)
Aspirin, acetaminophen codeine
H2O, Toluene and ?
Aqueous phase
Toluene
H2O and ?
TolueneAqueous phase
Outline (Handout #3)
Stereochemistry in drug design
A. Importance of stereochemistry in drug design
B. Overview
C. Enantiomerism
D. Geometrical isomerism
E. Conformational isomerism
F. Possible pharmacological differences between stereoisomers
G. Review
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A. Importance of stereochemistry in drug design and development
(a) Affecting drug pharmacological activity
(S)-(-)-thyroxinebiologically active
O CH2
CCO2H
HH2NI I
II
HO
(R)-(+)-thyroxineinactive
O CH2HO
I
I I
IC
CO2H
NH2
H
Fig. 2.18. (Foye�s) Optical isomers. Only in compound 6 do the functional groups A, B, and C align with the corresponding sites of binding on the asymmetric surface.
(b) Affecting drug (ligand) /receptor binding affinity
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(R)-(�)-epinephrine
All three points of interaction with the receptor sites (required for receptor
activation):
1. A substituted aromatic ring with two hydroxyl groups
2. A â-hydroxyl group
3. A protonated secondary ammonium group
(S)-(+)-epinephrine
Only two interactions are provided
1. The protonated secondary ammonium and the substituted aromatic ring
2. The â-hydroxyl group occupies the wrong region of space and,
therefore, cannot interact properly with the receptor.
N-methyldopamine
Achieve the same interactions with the receptor as (S)-(+)-epinephrine
Its vasopressor response is the same as that of (S)-(+)-epinephrine and less
than that of (R)-(�)-epinephrine.
Fig. 2.19., Foye�s
Fig. 2.20. (Foye�s) Selective phases to which optical isomers may be subjected before biological response.
(c) Other mechanisms of enantiomer selectivity