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CM8001: AE9 Answers

1a) C5HN3

1b)

1c) The amine functional group makes the compound water-soluble as it is polar.

2a) C16N3H21

b) Both are amines. The histamine in question 1 is primary, while this histamine is secondary.

3) Drugs that produces a physiological response in the body : Aspirin, morphine, estrogen, amphetamine. Drugs that inhibit the growth of substances that causes infections: (Keflex) Antibiotic, penicillin.

4a) Herbal supplement are regulated by FDA not as drugs but as dietary supplements. In June 2012, FDA sued New Jersey-based Quality Formulation Laboratories as they produced protein powder mixes and other supplements in a facility infested with rodents, rodent feces and urine, according to government records. FDA inspectors found a rodent apparently cut in half next to a scoop, according to a 2008 inspection report. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-met-supplement-inspections-20120630-story.html)

4b) In Singapore, there are certain acts to deal with herbal or alternative medicines such as the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act and Health Products Act. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act is an act to provide for the registration of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and for purposes connected therewith. (http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=DocId%3A51647f4d-2ca6-4557-95da-bda6099f2345%20Depth%3A0%20ValidTime%3A31%2F12%2F2001%20TransactionTime%3A31%2F12%2F2001%20Status%3Ainforce;rec=0;whole=yes) The health products Act is an act to regulate the manufacture, import, supply, presentation and advertisement of health products and of active ingredients used in the manufacture of health products and provide for matters connected therewith. (http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=DocId%3A1aeaf39a-c2b6-4c46-9b90-a1a8141e3f5f%20Depth%3A0%20ValidTime%3A10%2F08%2F2010%20TransactionTime%3A31%2F12%2F2008%20Status%3Ainforce;rec=0;whole=yes)