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What type of bonds are responsible for the primary structure of a protein?
What type of bonds are responsible for the primary structure of a protein?
- Disulfide bonds
- Ionic bonds
- Hydrogen bonds
- Peptide bonds (correct)
What is the main difference between pharmacology and pharmacokinetics?
What is the main difference between pharmacology and pharmacokinetics?
- Pharmacokinetics studies drug metabolism, while pharmacology studies drug safety.
- Pharmacology deals with drug effects on the body, while pharmacokinetics concerns drug movement in the body. (correct)
- Pharmacokinetics studies the therapeutic index, whereas pharmacology focuses on drug targets.
- Pharmacology focuses on drug interactions, while pharmacokinetics studies drug absorption.
What is the significance of a high therapeutic index for a drug?
What is the significance of a high therapeutic index for a drug?
- A high therapeutic index suggests the drug is safer to use. (correct)
- A high therapeutic index indicates a narrow safety margin.
- A high therapeutic index means the drug is very potent.
- A high therapeutic index implies a high LD50 value.
Which type of drug impacts potency, efficacy, and binding affinity by reducing the response to an agonist?
Which type of drug impacts potency, efficacy, and binding affinity by reducing the response to an agonist?
What kind of bonds contribute to the stability of a protein's tertiary structure?
What kind of bonds contribute to the stability of a protein's tertiary structure?
What do primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary protein structures refer to?
What do primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary protein structures refer to?
What do EC50, LD50, TD50, and therapeutic index measure?
What do EC50, LD50, TD50, and therapeutic index measure?
How do agonists, antagonists, inverse agonists, and allosteric modulators differ in their impact on potency and efficacy?
How do agonists, antagonists, inverse agonists, and allosteric modulators differ in their impact on potency and efficacy?
What is the significance of a low therapeutic index for a drug?
What is the significance of a low therapeutic index for a drug?
What are the potential sites for drug action in biological systems?
What are the potential sites for drug action in biological systems?
