Drugs

Question 1

targets the co-receptor that HIV uses to get into immune cells

Answer 1

Maraviroc

Question 2

chemotherapy drug that freezes the mitotic spindle by preventing microtubule depolymerization and prevents passing M checkpoint

Answer 2

Taxol

Question 3

chemotherapy drug that blocks HER2 in breast cancer cells

Answer 3

Herceptin

Question 4

chemotherapy drug that blocks ERs in breast cancer cells

Answer 4

Taximofen

Question 5

impedes herpesvirus replication by inhibiting viral polymerase but not the eukaryotic one

Answer 5

Acyclovir

Question 6

interferes with reverse transcriptase in HIV

Answer 6

Azidothymidine (AZT)

Question 7

works by deactivating an enzyme that bacteria use to synthesize their cell walls; first semisynthetic penicillinase-resistant penicillin

Answer 7

Methicillin

Question 8

antibiotics bind to prokaryotic ribosomes, but not eukaryotic ones

Answer 8

erythromycin and tetracycline

Question 9

Willow leaves are a pain remedy cause this

Answer 9

Salicin

Question 10

derived from salicin

Answer 10

acetylsalicylic acid

Question 11

composed of acetylsalicylic acid

Answer 11

aspirin

Question 12

Belladonna plant provides this

Answer 12

atropine

Question 13

Foxglove plant provides this

Answer 13

digitalin

Question 14

Eucalyptus tree provides this

Answer 14

menthol

Question 15

Cinchona tree provides this

Answer 15

Quinine

Question 16

Pacific Yew provides this

Answer 16

Taxol

Question 17

Curare tree provides this

Answer 17

Tubocurarine

Question 18

Periwinkle provides this

Answer 18

Vinblastine

Question 19

use of atropine

Answer 19

pupil dilator

Question 20

use of digitalin

Answer 20

heart medication

Question 21

use of menthol

Answer 21

throat soother

Question 22

use of quinine

Answer 22

malaria preventative

Question 23

use of taxol

Answer 23

ovarian cancer drug

Question 24

use of tubocurarine

Answer 24

muscle relaxant

Question 25

use of vinblastine

Answer 25

leukemia drug

Question 26

antibiotic isolated from marine sponges; can kill both cancer cells and penicillin-resistant strains of the bacterium Streptococcus

Answer 26

cribrostatin