To know the classification of drug, physical properties and its mechanism of action on human physiological system
Domain Track Learning Outcomes:
To know various types of drugs and its application towards the diseases.
To understand physical and chemical behavior of drugs by using instrumental methods.
Students will understand different physico-chemical properties pertaining to biological actions.
Domain Syllabus:
Module-I
Basic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry: Physico-chemical aspects (Optical, geometric and bioisosterism) of drug molecules and biological action. Basic concepts of: Drug metabolism, Prodrugs, Receptors and drug receptor interaction.
Module-II
Solubility of drugs: Solubility expressions, mechanisms of solute solvent interactions, ideal solubility parameters, solvation & association, factors influencing solubility of drugs, quantitative approach to the solubility, diffusion principles in biological systems.
Module-III
Classification and uses of the following classes of drugs, with some suitable examples.
Drugs acting on Gastrointestinal tract.
Drugs acting on Central nervous System, Hormones and related drugs, Drugs affecting cardiovascular system, Drugs acting on Blood and Blood Formation
Modules-IV
Classification and uses of the following classes of drugs, with some suitable examples.
Chemotherapeutic agents, Antibiotics
Modules-V
UV-Visible spectroscopy: Beer and Lambert’s law, Derivation and deviations. Instrumentation. Applications. Spectrophotometric titrations, Single component and multi component analysis.
IR spectroscopy: Introduction, fundamental modes of vibrations in poly atomic molecules, sample handling, factors affecting vibrations and Instrumentation.
Reference
Wilson and Giswold’s Organic medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
Essentials of medical Pharmacology, KD Tripathi, Seventh Edition, 2013, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.
Medicinal Chemistry by Ashutosh Kar, New Age International Publishers, 5th revised and expanded Edn, 2010.
Foye’s Principles of Medicinal Chemistry, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 7th Edition, 2012.
Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis by B.K Sharma
Organic spectroscopy by Y.R Sharma
Text book of Pharmaceutical Analysis by Kenneth A. Connors
Physical Pharmacy by Alfred Martin
Session Plan for the Entire Domain:
Session 1
Basic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry
PDF: Lecture note on Basic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry