Chemistry

Chemistry in Everyday Life

Question:

Low level of noradrenaline is the cause of depression. What type of drugs are needed to cure this problem? Name two drugs.

Answer:

In case of low level of neurotransmitter, . noradrenaline, tranquilizer (antidepressant) drugs are required because low levels of noradrenaline leads to depression. These drugs inhibit the enzymes which catalyse the degradation of noradrenaline. If the enzyme is inhibited, noradrenaline is slowly metabolized and can activate its receptor for longer periods of time thereby reducing depression. Two important drugs are iproniazid and phenylzine.

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Chemistry in Everyday Life

Q 1.

What is meant by the term broad spectrum antibiotics? Explain.

Q 2.

Assertion (A): Chemical messengers are chemicals that enable communi ¬cation of message between two neutrons or between neurons and muscles. Reason (R): Chemicals enter the cell through receptor.

Q 3.

What are antiseptics?

Q 4.

What is a soft soap?

Q 5.

Write the chemical equation for preparing sodium soap from glyceryl oleate and glyceryl palmitate. Structures of these compounds are given below:
(i)(C15H31COO)3C3H5-Glyceryl palmitate
(ii)(C17H32COO)3C3H5-Glyceryl oleate

Q 6.

What are the functions performed by histamine in the body?

Q 7.

Which of the following compounds are administered as ant-acids?
(a) Sodium carbonate (b)Sodium Hydrogen carbonate
(c)Aluminium carbonate (d)Magnism Hydroxide

Q 8.

How does the branching of hydrocarbon chain of synthetic detergents affect their biodegradability?

Q 9.

What are antagonistic drugs?

Q 10.

With the help of an example explain how do tranquilizers control the feeling of depression?

Q 11.

What happens when the bond formed between an enzyme and an inhibitor is a strong covalent bond?

Q 12.

Explain the term, target molecules or drug targets as used in medicinal chemistry.

Q 13.

Sodium salts of some acids are Very useful as food preservatives. Suggest a few such acids.

Q 14.

Match the class of compounds given in Column I with their functions given in Column II.
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Q 15.

Assertion (A): Artificial sweeteners are added to the food to control the intake of calories.
Reason (R): Most of the artificial sweeteners are inert and do not metabolise in the body.

Q 16.

Following type of non-ionic detergents are present in liquid detergents, emulsifying agents and wetting agents. Label the hydrophilic and hydrophobic part in the molecule. Identify the functional group (s) present in the molecule.
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Q 17.

Veronal and Luminal are derivatives of barbituric acid which are ………….

Q 18.

Which type of drugs come under antimicrobial drugs?

Q 19.

Hair shampoos belong to which class of synthetic detergent?

Q 20.

What is the medicinal use of narcotic drugs?

Q 21.

What is the difference between saccharin and saccharic acid?

Q 22.

Assertion (A): Transparent soaps are made by dissolving soaps in ethanol. Reason (R): Ethanol makes things invisible.

Q 23.

Assertion (A): Chemical messenger gives message to the cell without entering the cell.
Reason (R): Chemical messenger is received at the binding site of receptor proteins.

Q 24.

Name the macro molecules that are chosen as drug targets.

Q 25.

What are artificial sweetening agents? Give two examples.

Q 26.

Compounds with antiseptic properties are
(a) CHCl,   (b) CHI3
(c) Boric acid   (d) 0.3 ppm aqueous solution of Cl2

Q 27.

Which of the following statements are correct about barbiturates?
(a) Hypnotics or sleep producing agents.
(b) These are tranquilizers.
(c) Non-narcotic analgesics.
(d) Pain reducing without disturbing the nervous system.

Q 28.

Which of the following are anionic detergents?
(a) Sodium salts of sulphonated long chain alcohol.
(b) Ester of stearic acid and polyethylene glycol.
(c) Quaternary ammonium salt of amine with acetate ion.
(d) Sodium salts of sulphonated long chain hydrocarbons.

Q 29.

What is the harmful effect of hyperacidity?

Q 30.

Which class of drugs is used in sleeping pills?

Q 31.

What is the scientific explanation for the feeling of depression?

Q 32.

Name an artificial sweetener which is derivative of sucrose.

Q 33.

Aspartame is unstable at cooking temperature, where would you suggest aspartame to be used for sweetening?

Q 34.

How are receptor proteins located in the cell membrane?

Q 35.

Assertion (A): Sodium chloride is added to precipitate soap after saponification.
Reason (R): Hydrolysis of esters of long chain fatty acids by alkali produces soap in colloidal form.

Q 36.

Assertion (A): Competitive inhibitors compete with natural substrate for their attachment on the active sites of enzymes.
Reason (R): In competitive inhibition, inhibitor binds to the allosteric site of the enzyme.

Q 37.

Assertion (A): Non-competitive inhibitor inhibits the catalytic activity of enzyme by binding with its active site.
Reason (R): Non-competitive inhibitors changes the shape of the active site in such a way that substrate cannot recognize it.

Q 38.

Assertion (A): All chemicals added to food items are called food preservatives.
Reason (R): All these chemicals increase the nutritive value of the food.

Q 39.

In what respect do prontosil and Salvarsan resemble? Is there any resemblance between azo dye and prontosil? Explain.

Q 40.

Synthetic detergents have advantage over usual soaps as far as cleansing power is concerned. But use of synthetic detergents over a long time creates environmental pollution. How can the pollution caused by synthetic detergents be minimized? Classify the detergents according to their chemical nature.

Q 41.

Why should not medicines be taken without consulting doctors?

Q 42.

Define the term chemotherapy.

Q 43.

How do antiseptics differ from disinfectants? Give one example of each.

Q 44.

What are the main constituents of dettol?

Q 45.

What are biodegradable and non-biodegradable detergents? Give one example of each.

Q 46.

Why do soaps not work in hard water?

Q 47.

Which of the following is an example of liquid dishwashing detergent?
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Q 48.

Which of the following are sulpha drugs?
(a) Sulphapyridine (b) Prontosil
(c) Salvarsan (d) Nardil

Q 49.

Which of the following are antidepressants?
(a) Iproniazid (b) Phenelzine (c) Equanil (d) Salvarsan

Q 50.

Amongst the following antihistamine ,which are ant-acids?
(a)Ranitidine (b) Brompheniramine
(c)Terfenadine (d)Cimetidine