Prostaglandins and Paracetamol

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Which substance is released in response to illness or injury?

Paracetamol

Prostaglandins (correct)

Liver and kidney damage

Hypotension

What is the goal of medicinal chemists?

To find compounds with potent effects on given diseases

To find compounds with minimum side effects

To find compounds that are selective

All of the above (correct)

What could be a sign of an allergic reaction to paracetamol?

Hypotension

Liver and kidney damage

Rash or swelling (correct)

None of the above

What must a drug be in order to be effective?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What can serve as a prototype in the design of other biologically active compounds?

Plants, berries, flora, and fauna Signup and view all the answers

What is the process called when analogues of the lead compound are synthesized to improve therapeutic properties or reduce side effects?

Molecular modification Signup and view all the answers

Where does cocaine come from?

Leaves of erythroxlon coca Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary effect of cocaine on the central nervous system?

Causes euphoria Signup and view all the answers

What led to the discovery of an improved lead compound in the case of cocaine?

Testing derivatives of cocaine Signup and view all the answers

Who first isolated morphine and when was it commercially marketed?

Friedrich Sertürner in 1804, Merck in 1827 Signup and view all the answers

Prostaglandins and Paracetamol

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Which substance is released in response to illness or injury?

What is the goal of medicinal chemists?

What could be a sign of an allergic reaction to paracetamol?

What must a drug be in order to be effective?

What can serve as a prototype in the design of other biologically active compounds?

What is the process called when analogues of the lead compound are synthesized to improve therapeutic properties or reduce side effects?

Where does cocaine come from?

What is the primary effect of cocaine on the central nervous system?

What led to the discovery of an improved lead compound in the case of cocaine?

Who first isolated morphine and when was it commercially marketed?

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