1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
grigory [225]
3 years ago
10

Medicines are often administered in pill form. In many cases, the active ingredient of the pill (the drug) is joined to another

substance by ________. This forms a/an ________, which is stable in the dry environment of a pill bottle but dissociates under the wet conditions of the digestive system to release the drug to the body.
a. covalent bonds; salt
b. ionic bonds; salt
c. ionic bonds; acid
d. hydrogen bonds; base
Biology
1 answer:
Natasha_Volkova [10]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Option B, ionic bonds; salt

Explanation:

All medicines either in the form of pills or liquid interact with our body by forming a bond with target specific receptors. For instance if a pain killer is taken then it shall form bond with receptors produced by pain and inflammation

So medicines are basically chemical which interact with biomolecules such as enzymes, nucleic acid, hormones, ions etc. by forming ionic bond, hydrogen bond, van der wall force etc. in the active site of enzyme.    

These salt molecule remain stable in normal conditions but as they come in contact with digestive system of the body (with different pH) they release the drugs

Hence, option B is correct

You might be interested in
How is instructions for your traits carried on DNA molecule​
Anna007 [38]
DNA carries all of the information for your physical characteristics, which are essentially determined by proteins. So, DNA contains the instructions for making a protein. In DNA, each protein is encoded by a gene (a specific sequence of DNA nucleotides that specify how a single protein is to be made).
8 0
3 years ago
Two methods of testing that would be more accurate than litmus paper
Kay [80]

Answer:

pH meter and pH paper.

Explanation:

There are a few other ways that are commonly used, including titration, but most are tedious and require detailed hands-on work. A pH meter is normally assisted by the use of a computer or a digital user interface. The use of pH paper can be likened to the use of a Galileo thermometer.

3 0
2 years ago
Which of the following is NOT a major component of soil?
ale4655 [162]
C. humus
the answer is humus cause it really has nothing to do with soil.
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Why do microorganisms differ in their response to disinfectants?
andre [41]
<span>microorganisms of different grous are not uniformly susceptible to chemical disinfection due to the level of resistance of the BACTERIA</span>
6 0
3 years ago
Which of the following is a characteristic of an ionic bond?
scoray [572]
D. An element donates an electron to another element.
4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • _____ can be prescribed to therapeutically lower cholesterol levels.
    6·1 answer
  • Gregor Mendel was the first scientist to use statistics to analyze scientific data. Before Mendel’s experiments, scientists beli
    5·1 answer
  • Simon and his friends are working on an experiment to determine the most common blood type group in California. Which of these m
    9·2 answers
  • Organic molecules that perform many functions for living things and are made up of amino acid monomers are called
    12·1 answer
  • Special organs that store leukocytes are the _____. thymus and spleen thymus and hypothalamus spleen and liver pancreas and pitu
    9·1 answer
  • Please help.. due tonight 10 points Will mark Brain
    9·1 answer
  • Um I just need help ​
    7·2 answers
  • If species is the most specific group shown in the diagram, what is the
    8·1 answer
  • Why might it be an issue to cut the trees down to build a home/shelter? How would that impact the respiration/photosynthesis cyc
    11·2 answers
  • A blue tulip is bred with a red tulip and all of the offspring are purple. What type of inheritance pattern is this an example o
    15·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!