Medicinal Chemistry-III, Tutorial - 2

Medicinal Chemistry – III

Tutorial – 2 (Home Work)

Anti-cancer Agents: Antimetabolites, Antibiotics, Plant alkaloids, and others

1.What are antimetabolite anticancer drug? Classify antimetabolite anticancer drugs and give two (2) examples of each class.

2.Write the mechanism of action of Methotrexate and 5-Fluorouracil.

3.Write the mechanism of action, uses and side effects of one DNA polymerase/ DNA chain elongation inhibitors as an anticancer agent.

4.The anti-cancer drug 6-mercaptopurine is rapidly metabolized in the liver by xanthene oxidase (XO) enzyme into the inactive metabolite (6-thiouric acid). Briefly explain on how to prevent the inactivation of 6-mercaptopurine by xanthene oxidase (XO) enzyme and comment on the dosage adjustment of 6-mercaptopurine.

5.Fill-up the blanks based on the following scheme of mechanism of action of anti-cancer drug: Azathioprine, 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-Thioguanine.

A.The enzyme ______is responsible for the conversion of anti-cancer drug 6-Mercaptopurine into its thioinosine monophosphate (TIMP) derivative which can inhibit the first step of ______biosynthesis.The 6-Mercaptopurine is metabolised by the enzyme ______into inactive metabolite 6-thiouric acid which can be inhibited by co-administration of another drug ______.

  1. Write the mechanism of action and uses of Doxorubicin.
  2. Briefly explain the mechanism of action of Vinka alkaloids as anti-cancer agents. Write the uses of vincristine and vinblastine.
  3. Briefly explain the mechanism of action of Paclitaxel (Taxol) as an anti-cancer agent. Write the uses and side effects of Paclitaxel (Taxol).
  4. Write the name and uses of one synthetic and semisynthetic derivatives of podophyllotoxin. Briefly explain their mechanism of action.
  5. Write the mechanism of action, uses and side effects of irinotecan.
  6. What is adjuvant and neo-adjuvant chemotherapy? Briefly explain.
  7. Briefly explain the mechanism of action and use of Gifitinib.
  8. Briefly explain the mechanism of action and use of Trastuzumab.
  9. Which of the following drugs is an inhibitor of Dihydrofolatereductase (DHFR)?

a.Cisplatin

b.5-Fluorouracil

c.Methotrexate

d.6-Mercaptopurine

  1. Which of the following enzymes is inhibited by the anti-cancer drug 5-Fluorouracil?

a.Prunase

b.Dihydrofolatereductase (DHFR)

c.Thymidylatesynthetase

d.Serine hydroxymethyltransferase

  1. Methotrexate belongs to which of the following class of antimetabolite anti-cancer drugs?

a.Purine Antagonists

b.Pyrimidine Antagonists

c.DNA Polymerase/ DNA Chain Elongation Inhibitors

d.Miscellaneous Antimetabolite

  1. Which of the following enzymes is responsible for the conversion of dUMP to dTMP?

a.Prunase

b.Dihydrofolatereductase (DHFR)

c.Thymidylatesynthetase

d.Serine hydroxymethyltransferase

  1. Which of the following statement is TURE regarding the 6-Mercaptopurine??

a.It is a prodrug of azathioprine.

b.Activated by the enzyme thiopurine S-methyltransferase(TPMT).

c.Activated by the enzyme HGPRT.

d.It's half-life decreased if co-administered with allopurinol.

  1. Which of the following anti-cancer agent is a Topoisomerase-I inhibitor?

a.Etoposide

b.Topotecan

c.Pentostatin

d.6-Mercaptopurine

  1. Which of the following anti-cancer agent is a Topoisomerase-II inhibitor?

a.Etoposide

b.Topotecan

c.Pentostatin

d.6-Mercaptopurine

  1. Which of the following anti-cancer drug cab be isolated from soil bacteria?

a.Actinomycin D

b.Carboplatin

c.Topotecan

d.Mitomycin C

  1. Which of the following statements are TRUE for the anti-cancer agents – Paclitaxel (Taxol)?

a.It blocks the formation of mitotic spindle

b.It inhibit tubulin depolymerisation.

c.It binds to α-subunit of tubulin.

d.It doesnot stabilises microtubules.

  1. Which of the following anti-cancer drug can block the formation of mitotic spindle?

a.Docetaxel

b.Mitomycin

c.Vincristine

d.Taxol

  1. Which of the following type of chemotherapy is given after surgery or radiation?

a.Adjuvant chemotherapy

b.Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

c.Target based chemotherapy

d.Immunotherapy

  1. Which of the following drug is an example of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor?

a.Actinomycin D

b.Carboplatin

c.Gefitinib

d.Trastuzumab

  1. Which of the following monoclonal antibody is aHER-2 inhibitor?

a.Actinomycin D

b.Carboplatin

c.Gefitinib

d.Trastuzumab

  1. Which of the following cancer is mainly found to be associated with 15-30% the over-expression of HER-2 oncogene?

a.Breast cancers

b.Cirvical cancer

c.Lung cancer

d.Prostate cancer

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