Chapter Four: Molecular Bio In Medical Diagnosis Flashcards
1
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What is rational drug design?
A
Involves finding out how the infective agent works against a cell and using that information to design a drug that prevents the infective agent from being able to do what it does.
Technique in which the active site of a molecule is determined and a second molecule (the drug) is constructed to fit into that active site to inhibit the activity of the first molecule.
2
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What is haemagglutinin?
A
Active in gaining entry to a cell.
3
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What is Neuraminidase?
A
Allows the exit from a cell.
4
Q
Define immunity.
A
Capacity to respond immediately I you come into contact with the same causative agent again, and no symptoms develop.
(The proteins in the outer layer of influenza viruses are continuously changing into new strains-no immunity)
