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
nlexa [21]
3 years ago
10

Describe how the body responds to different types of medicine.

Biology
1 answer:
mezya [45]3 years ago
7 0

The body reacts to the drugs by transforming them in the liver to eliminate them, through the process of biotransformation.

The term "biotransformation" refers to the various chemical changes that drugs undergo in the body to give rise to metabolites. The biotransformations are mainly carried out by enzymatic reaction. A drug can undergo several biotransformations resulting in the formation of several metabolites.

The main function of biotransformations is to make water-soluble lipophilic molecules to promote the elimination of the body: indeed, the lipophilic molecules pass the membranes during the absorption and distribution phases, but conversely their liposolubility does not allow their renal elimination in unchanged form. They will either be excreted directly via the bile ducts or biotransformed before renal or biliary excretion. Some drugs do not undergo biotransformations: they are said to be eliminated from the body in unchanged form.

In general, biotransformations are defense reactions of the body that lead to less toxic and less active molecules than the parent molecule. Nevertheless, the metabolites may also be more active or more toxic than the drug administered. When the active ingredient is inactive and its metabolite is active, the drug is called "prodrug". For example, valganciclovir is a prodrug of ganciclovir.

The biotransformations of the drugs are essentially hepatic and intestinal even if there is also a pulmonary, renal or plasma metabolism. There are two types of biotransformations, classified in Phase I and Phase II (functionalization reaction and conjugation reaction).

You might be interested in
What types of rocks do the numbers 2, 3, and 5 represent, in that order?
Stels [109]

Answer:

d) sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Most narcotics are:
Aloiza [94]

Answer:

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Explanation:

5 0
2 years ago
Which of the following is not a negative consequence of upward urban growth?
Marrrta [24]

Answer:

C

Explanation:

all of them have negative effects on the enviroment as a whole but C gives no reason why it would be a consequence

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
MARK AS BRAINLIEST Please answer this
sukhopar [10]

Answer:

7 is A

8 is A

9 is also a

6 0
3 years ago
Decomposers are organisms that
soldi70 [24.7K]

Answer: Breaks down, decomposes. Decomposers include bacteria and fungi.

6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • A client is receiving total parenteral nutrition (tpn). the nurse notices that the bag of tpn solution has been infusing for 24
    12·2 answers
  • Cyanobacteria are important to the evolution and advancements of other life on Earth because they
    11·2 answers
  • The symbol for barium and number of neutrons
    10·2 answers
  • Chart below what place a check in the box if the cell has that component
    6·1 answer
  • Use ribosome in a sentence
    13·2 answers
  • How does a wave affect energy? How does a wave affect matter
    6·2 answers
  • Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
    11·2 answers
  • By imagining where she was when she last walked in the door, Marla retraced her steps to find her keys. This is an
    7·2 answers
  • Point) What is the first cell function to be affected if the Golgi Apparatus is damaged?
    13·1 answer
  • Ginamit sa bubungkal ng lupa sa paligid ng halaman? ano ang pangalan nito​
    5·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!