Medicinal Chemistry III
Unit 2 Notes
Antibiotics
Historical background, Nomenclature, Stereochemistry, Structure activity
relationship, Chemical degradation classification and important products of the following classes.
Macrolide : Erythromycin Clarithromycin, Azithromycin.
Miscellaneous : Chloramphenicol*, Clindamycin.
Prodrugs : Basic concepts and application of prodrugs design.
Antimalarials : Etiology of malaria.
Quinolines : SAR, Quinine sulphate, Chloroquine, Amodiaquine, Primaquine phosphate, Pamaquine, Quinacrine hydrochloride, Mefloquine.
Biguanides and dihydro triazines : Cycloguanil pamoate, Proguanil.
Miscellaneous : Pyrimethamine, Artesunete, Artemether, Atovoquone.