<aside> ⚠️ only had 4 MCQs on weeks 1-2 of MTC in Quiz 1 in 2021

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Basic Structure of Pharmaceuticals

• why is carbon the basis of many drugs?
• what are the properties of an API?
• what is the role of functional groups?
• what properties do functional groups determine?
• what is drug likeliness? what does it depend on?
• what is Lipinski’s rule?

Polarisation of Bonds & Water Solubility

• what causes bonds to polarise?
• what elements engage in H-bonding?
• how do substances dissolve in water?
• therefore, what makes a substance more soluble in water?

Stages of Drug Action

• what are the stages of drug action?
• what properties are crucial to drug absorption and distribution?
• what properties are crucial to drug-binding ability?
• what are the 2 main types of enzyme inhibitors?

Shape & Isomerism