Page 1 of 2 Printer-friendly Acid-Base Properties of Drugs 123456 Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases Acid dissociation constant (Ka) and base association contant (K b) Hydrolysis reaction, hydrolysis constant Solubility and ionizability Ionization Equilibrium Relative strength of acids and bases Conjugate acids and conjugate bases Effect of functional groups on ionizability The Henderson-Hasselbach equation Effect of pH of body fluid on proportion of ionized and unionized species Author: Title: Publisher: Edition: Notes: Solomons, T.W. Graham Organic Chemistry New York: Wiley, c2000. 7th ed./T.W. Graham Solomons, Graig B. Fryhle Especially chapter on acids and bases Title: Publisher: Edition: Notes: Wilson and Gisvold's texbook of organic medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry Philadelphia: Lippincott-Ravan, c 1998 10th ed./edited by Jaime N. Delgado and William A. Remers; 24 contributors Especially Table of pKa's on page 915 -921 Title: Publisher: Edition: Remington, the science and practice of pharmacy / Algonso R. Gennaro, chairman of the editorial board and editor Baltimore, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2000. 20th ed. Author: Title: Publisher: Barone, Stephen B. Introduction to general chemistry/ Stephen B. Barone. Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, c2000. HPD library to StatRef! Database for pharmacology texbooks online, especially Katzung's American Chemical Society website: http://www.acs.org and educational links Chemical structures of drug molecules: http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com 123456 College of Pharmacy, Health Professions Division, Nova Southeastern University 3200 S. University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328 Phone: (954) 262-1300 or 1-800-356-0026, ext. 1300, Fax: (954) 262-2278 Page 2 of 2 Last revised: 09/02/2003 11:29:53 Send comments to Web Designer Copyright © Nova Southeastern University