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Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

_________ tends to destroy/prevent development or inhibit the pathogenic action of microbes such as bacteria ,fungi, virus, or other parasites selectively.

  1. Histamine

  2. Antibiotic

  3. Antiseptic

  4. Disinfectant
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

An antimicrobial tends to destroy/prevent development or inhibit the pathogenic action of microbes such as bacteria (antibacterial drugs), fungi (antifungal agents), virus (antiviral agents), or other parasites (antiparasitic drugs) selectively. Antibiotics, antiseptics and disinfectants are antimicrobial drugs.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

Sulphanilamide is a/an:

  1. sulpha drug

  2. antibiotic drug

  3. disinfectant

  4. antacid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B Correct answer
Explanation

Antibiotics containing chemicals called sulfonamides are called suplha drugs.
In the body, prontosilis converted to a compound called sulphanilamide, which is the real active compound as antibacterial agent.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

_______ are applied to inanimate objects such as floors, drainage system, instruments, etc.

  1. Disinfectants

  2. Antiseptics

  3. Antacids

  4. Antibiotics
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Antiseptics and disinfectants are the chemicals which either kill or prevent the growth of microorganisms. Disinfectants are for non-living things while antiseptics are for living tissues.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

Chlorine in the concentration of 0.2 to 0.4 ppm in aqueous solution, mixed with sulphur dioxide in very low concentrations, form _______.

  1. disinfectants

  2. antibiotics

  3. antiseptics

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Antiseptics acts as disinfectants at low concentration of solution.

Chlorine in concentration of $0.2$ to $0.4$ $ppm$ in aqueous solution, mixed with $SO _2$ at low concentration is a disinfectant.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

Who was Paul Ehrlich?

  1. Bacteriologist

  2. Chemist

  3. Botanist

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Paul Ehrlich was a German Bacteriologist. He prepared compounds containing arsenic for treating syphilis. In 1908, he got the Nobel Prize for discovering arsphenamine (salvarsan) to kill syphilis bacteria. He also worked on azo dyes containing $-N=N-$ linkage similar to $-As=As-$ linkage in salvarsan, and prepared antibiotic protonsil.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

Which type of organisms are called as pathogens?

  1. The organisms which cause a disease .

  2. The organisms which cause weakness .

  3. The organisms which cause an infection .

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Pathogens are the type of organisms which cause diseases, by attacking on the defense mechanism of body.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry in daily life antimicrobials and antifertility drugs therapeutic action of different classes of drugs drugs and their classification

Protonsil is converted to a compound called:

  1. sulphapyridine

  2. arsphenamine

  3. salvarsan

  4. sulphanilamide
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Protonsil also called as sulfamido chrysoine is first synthetic drug used in treatment of general bacterial infections in humans. Protonsil converts into sulfoamide in the body which prevent bacterial infection.