I don't think you need to worry about the presence of a fluorine atom in a
drug. Fluorine is so reactive, that it won't leave the drug molecule and start
new reactions. The chemical properties of fluor (F2) or (F-) cannot be compared
to fluor in a molecule. This due to the fact that the reactive properties of
molecules are dependent on the electronic wave function which will change when
an atom or molecule reacts.
The only way for the receptor to react with the fluorine atom is if the
receptor has a strong electrophilic region in the neighborhood of where the
fluorine atom is present, this won't happen.
Alcanthus wrote:
> I just started taking the drug celexa for depression. I may have no solid
> basis for worrying about the flourine atom on the drug, but am still
> concerned. Because flourine is so reactive, is it possible that it could
> react with the receptor on which the drug attaches to and damage or destroy
> it?
>> Steve