WorksheetsFunctional Groups
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this functional group and WHY should we care about it?
a)
Acetyl, because it's a poison.
b)
Hydroxyl, because it makes drugs last longer.
c)
Methyl, because it changes an enzyme's speed.
d)
Methyl, because it influences drug potency.
2.
If two drugs share the same functional group, they most likely have a similar
a)
shape
b)
function
c)
name
d)
addictiveness
3.
This functional group is attached to morphine to turn it into heroin.
a)
Methyl
b)
Hydroxyl
c)
Acetyl
d)
Aldehyde
4.
When alcohol (ethanol) is broken down in your body, it is turned into a type of
a)
hydroxyl compound
b)
methyl compound
c)
acetyl compound
d)
aldehyde compound
5.
Generally, an acetyl group will cause a drug to
a)
cause someone to have nasty side effects
b)
be very addictive
c)
allow a drug to get pass the BBB faster
d)
allow a drug to bind to receptors more efficiently
6.
If you wanted a drug to be broken down by MAO, what might you attach to it?
a)
methyl group
b)
aldehyde group
c)
amine group
d)
acetyl group
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