2. SEDATIVE
• A drug which reduce
excitement and calms the
patient(without inducing
sleep)
• Sedative as therapeutc dose
are anxiolytics agent.
• Most sedative in large dose
produces hypnosis.
• Site of action on limbic part
of brain which controls
thoughts and mental health
HYPNOTIC
• A drug which produces the
resembling sleep as natural
sleep.
• They are initiation and/or
maintenance of sleep.
• Hypnosis in higher dose
produces general
anesthesia.
• Site of action on mid brain
and ascending RAS which
controls weakfulness.
3. There are main two types of sleep
1 (rapid eye movement)
2(non rapid eye movement)
11. SAR OF BARBITURATES
(STRUCTURAL ACTIVITY
RELATIONSHIP)
• In order to posses good hypnotic
activity a barbiturate must weak acid
and should have high lipid water
partition co-efficient.
• 5,5-disubstituted barbituric acid
derivative (ACTIVE).
• 1,5,5-trisubstituted barbituric acid
derivatives(ACTIVE).
• 1,3,5,5-tetrasubstituted barbituric acid
derivative (INACTIVE)(PRODUCE SIDE
EFFECT CONVULSANT)(NOT ACIDIC).
• If we replace O by S on 2nd position
then we get derivative which have high
lipid solubility.
• And given via I.V due to fast onset of
action and quick brain achived.
• But if we do more substitution of S
the structure will be less hydrophilic
and decreases potency and get
destroy.
Chemical structure
12. SAR OF BARBITURATES
To introduce hypnotic activity into barbituricacid we have to do
addition of side chain at least one should be branched on 5th position.
5th position has to contain two substitution.
ACID unsubstituted>disubstituted and do not compress CNS.
Unionized drug can penetrate the membrane.
If we attach aryl or alkyl group on 5th position of carbon it will effect
acidity(decreases) of structure and do effect on lipophilicity.
If we do introduce polar groups like
carbonyl,hydroxyl,amino,keto,ether as side chain It usually destroy the
CNS depressant effect.
The length of side chain on 5th position also effect the potency and
duration of action of derivatives. EX/secobarbital and tiamylal more
potent than pentobarbital and thiopental.
If we replace sulfur atom with oxygen atom on 2nd it will give fast
onset of action and shorter duration of action.
If we do methylation on 1 position the methohexital get produced and
it not only get rapid onset of action but also increases side effects
because modification therefore modification of drug increases
lipophilicity of a hypnotic barbiturate generally increases potency and
onset of action which is short duration of action.
13. Long duration of action phenobarbital more than 6 hours
Intermediate amobarbital 3 to 6 hours
Short action thiopental and pentobarbital less than 3 hours
METABOLISM
Occurs primarily in the liver where through metabolism the lipophilic nature decreases through
Oxidation of substituents at 5th C
Hydrolytic cleavage of barbitalring with formation of acetamide
Desulferation of 2-thiobarbital
14.
15. Adverse effect
1.CNS:BARBITURATES cause drowsiness,impaired concentration
2.DRUG HANGOVAR: hypnotic dose of barbiturates produce a feeling of tiredness well after the
patient wakes
3.Barbiturates induce P450 system monooxygenase clearance
4 by inducing aminolevulinic acid (ALA) synthase barbiturates increases prophyrin synthesis and
are contraindication in patients with acute intermittent prophyria(ABNORMAL METABOLISM OF
BLOOD PIGMENTS HEAMOGLOBIN).
16. SAR OF BENZAZEPIN
(STRUCTURAL ACTIVITY
RELATIONSHIP) DIAZEPAM
• Presence of an electron attracting
substituent at position 7 is required
for activity
• Position 6,8and 9 should not be
substituted
• A phenyl group at 5th position
promotes activity if this is ortho or di
orhto substituted with electron
attracting groups activity is increased
• On the other hand para substitution
decreases activity of agent
• The 2 carbonyl function is optimal for
activity as in the nitrogen atom at 1st
position
• The n-substitution should be small.
Chemical structure
17. Substitution with alkyl group on 3rd position decreases the activity
but substitution with OH group doesn’t.
This hydroxyl affects the pharmacokinetics of the drug.
Truly compound that doesn’t contains OH group on 3rd position are
Non polar and have long duration of action and under go hepatic
oxidation whereas compounds possesing the 3-OH group are more
polar and are rapidly conjugated are excreted .
2 carbonyl function is optimal for the activity as is the
nitrogen atom at position 1,the n-substituent should be
small. On the other hand there were obtained compound
with fused triazole ring represent by triazole and
alprazolam with the fused imidazole in this ring in these
the prescence of the 7-electron withdrawing group is not
require for activity.
19. Clinical uses of benzodiazepines
sedative-hypnotics
Seizure control anxiety
Alcohol withdrawal
Insomia
Muscle relaxant
Anesthesia
Combination with others for sedation