What is the mechanism by which the stereochemical structure of pharmaceutical intermediates affects | |
1. Receptor binding specificity The stereochemical structure of pharmaceutical intermediates plays a key role in receptor binding specificity. One of the main ways for drugs to work is to bind to receptors in the body, and receptors have a high degree of stereoselectivity. Pharmaceutical intermediates of different stereo configurations are like keys of different shapes. Only intermediates with specific stereo structures can accurately insert into the "lock" of the corresponding receptor. For example, the two enantiomers of chiral pharmaceutical intermediates have different three-dimensional spatial structures. Only one of them may have good complementarity with the receptor, can bind tightly and trigger subsequent biological effects. This binding specificity is because the active site of the receptor is usually asymmetric, and matching with the stereostructure of the pharmaceutical intermediates can ensure effective interaction and thus produce drug activity. 2. Steric hindrance effect The steric hindrance effect caused by the stereochemical structure will also have an important impact on drug activity. The arrangement of atoms or groups of pharmaceutical intermediates in space determines whether there is steric hindrance when they bind to the target or participate in chemical reactions. If a key group is blocked by other groups due to the stereostructure, it will be hindered when binding to the receptor or participating in the reaction. For example, in an enzymatic reaction, the inappropriate stereostructure of the Pharmaceutical intermediates may prevent it from entering the active center of the enzyme smoothly, or even if it enters, it will not be correctly positioned due to steric hindrance, so that it cannot react effectively with the enzyme, reducing or even losing the activity of the drug. 3. Presentation of the pharmacophore The stereochemical structure affects the presentation of the pharmacophore in Pharmaceutical intermediates. The pharmacophore is a specific arrangement of atoms or groups in the drug molecule that plays a key role in the activity. The appropriate stereostructure can display the pharmacophore in the correct spatial orientation, which is conducive to interaction with the receptor. For example, some Pharmaceutical intermediates with specific stereochemical structures can put the pharmacophore in the best three-dimensional position, so that it forms a multi-point interaction with the binding site on the receptor, enhance the stability and affinity of the binding, and thus improve the activity of the drug. On the contrary, if the change of stereostructure leads to unreasonable spatial arrangement of pharmacophore, the binding of drug to receptor may become loose or unable to form an effective binding mode, affecting the activity of drug. 4. Difference in metabolic transformation Pharmaceutical intermediates have different stereochemical structures, and their metabolic transformation processes in the body will also be different, which will indirectly affect the activity of drugs. In the body, drugs undergo a series of metabolic reactions, such as oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis and binding. Intermediates with different stereostructures may be recognized by different enzymes, resulting in different metabolic pathways and metabolic rates. For example, one stereoisomer may be rapidly metabolized and converted into inactive metabolites, while another isomer may be metabolized at a slower rate and can maintain sufficient concentration and time in the body to exert drug activity. This difference in metabolic transformation will make Pharmaceutical intermediates with different stereostructures show significant differences in drug activity and duration of drug effect. | |
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