Monthly Archives: April 2017

CM8001 – Application Exercise 8 (05/04/2017)

Q1

a)C5H9N3

c) Amine functional group will form hydrogen bomb. with water molecules to make it water soluble.

Q2)
a) C16H21N3
b) They have in common a substituted ethylamine moiety (-CH2-CH2-N-) as an integral part of their molecule

Q3) Drugs that give physiological response in the body
-aspirin
-esterogen
-morphine
-ampethamine

Drugs that inhibits the growth of substances that cause infection
-penicillin
-(keflex) antibiotic

Q4)
a) All drugs are regulated in the US by the FDA. Herbal/traditional/chinese medicines are treated like supplements than drugs. As such, they’re not placed under the same tight and strict regulations medicines and drugs have to go through. This is why such supplement/traditional medicines do not need to go through clinical trials.

b) Health supplements like those are not subjected to approvals prior to import and sale in Singapore.

Meeting’s Log 11

Location: SouthSpine Benches
Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Team members who attended:
Andrew, ChungKei, Elyza, Jerome and Michael.

Team members who did not attend: N/A

Topics discussed:
1. AE8

Tasks to be done before the next meeting:
Qns 1 – Andrew
Qns 2 – ChungKei
Qns 3 – Michael
Qns 4 – Jerome and Elyza

Problems: N/A

Plan of action:
Post answers online.