Nature of Drugs Flashcards
1
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Average size of the majority of Drugs (MW)
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100 & 1000 MW
2
Q
These are drugs bind to receptors with a variety of chemical bonds.
A
Drug-Receptor Bonds
3
Q
Results in irreversible action
A
Strong covalent bonds
4
Q
It is between a cation and an anion
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electrostatic bonds
5
Q
They are weaker interactions (3)
A
Hydrogen bond
Van der Waals interactions
Hydrophobic bonds
6
Q
Factor of a drug molecule must be such as to permit binding to its receptor site via the bonds
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Drug Shape
7
Q
It is complementary to that of the receptor site in the same way that a key is complementary to a lock.
A
Drug Shape
8
Q
Compounds that have the same chemical formula but different in structure or spatial arrangement
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Chirality
