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A fluid colloidal dispersion of a solid in a liquid.
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Q. A fluid colloidal dispersion of a solid in a liquid.
Ans → sol
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Q. Chemically modified form of a pharmacologically active compound that has to undergo biochemical or chemical transformation before exhibiting its pharmacological effect.
Ans → prodrug
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Q. Process that differentiates or separates solid particles according to their size using a meshed or perfo- rated device.
Ans → sieving
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Q. Different crystalline form of a solvated compound that differ in the identity and/or the stoichiometry of the solvating molecule.
Ans → pseudopolymorph
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Q. Method by which powder particles are compressed into a large tablet, called a slug, which is subse- quently dry-screened and compressed into a tablet.
Ans → slugging
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Q. Measure of the fraction of a given drug that is absorbed intact into the systemic circulation from a dosage form, relative to a recognized, clinically proven, standard dosage form of that drug.
Ans → relative bioavailability
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Q. Dosage form, semi-solid, used for the administration of drugs via the rectal route, for systemic or local effect.
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Q. Transition of a suspension of solid, usually colloid, particles in a liquid (sol) to an apparent solid, jelly- like material
Ans → sol-gel transition
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Q. Usually small, flat, and soft tablets, which are designed to be placed under the tongue to allow direct absorption of the active ingredient through the mucosa for systemic effect.
Ans → sublingual tablets
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Q. Additives making a substance soluble or more soluble, especially in water.
Ans → solubilizing agents
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Q. Destruction or removal of microorganisms in or about an object, e.g., by steam, chemical agents (alcohol, phenol, ethylene oxide gas), high-velocity electron bombardment, gamma or ultraviolet light radiation or filtration.
Ans → sterilization
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Q. Crystalline form of a compound in which one or more solvent molecules are part of the crystal strucure.
Ans → solvate
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Q. Condition of being aseptic, or statistically free from living microorganisms and their spores.
Ans → sterility
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Q. Process of making dense, spherical pellets by means of special spheronizing or pelletizing equipment.
Ans → spheronization
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Q. An organism that requires oxygen at levels lower than atmospheric concentration
Ans → microaerophile
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Q. The cholera vaccine contains not less than ________ Bacteria per milliliter.
Ans → 12000 millions
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Q. The network of neurons that connects the CNS with organs, sensory organs, and muscles throughout the body
Ans → peripheral nervous system
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Q. The number of mg of KOH required to hydrolyse 1 g fat or oil is known as
Ans → Saponification number
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Q. Used as processing aid in tablet and capsule manufacturing, to facilitate the movement of the formulation into the dye and punch and to reduce the energy of compression.
Ans → lubricant
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Q. Antibody that is a monomer when functioning as a receptor on surface of B cells but a pentamer when secreted in response to specific pathogens;
Ans → IgM
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Q. White blood cells of various types, including granulocytes, lymphocytes, and monocytes
Ans → leukocytes
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Q. The extrinsic and intrinsic pathways result in the formation of a common activated factor
Ans → Staurt factor
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Q. A chemical formula where electrons are represented with dots. Covalent bonds are represented with a line connecting two atoms—the line represents two electrons.
Ans → Lewis Structure
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Q. The element involved in the protection of cells against the damage of H2O2 and other free radicals
Ans → Selenium
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Q. Name a dormant cell that survives in the death phase and is resistant to most antibiotics
Ans → persister
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Q. The carbohydrate that is taken as a reference for writing the configuration of others
Ans → Glyceraldehydes
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Q. The number of particles (atoms or molecules) in one mole of any pure substance.
Ans → Avogadro's constant
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Q. Transition of a solid crystalline phase to another phase having the same chemical composition but a dif- ferent crystal structure.
Ans → polymorphic transition
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Q. A thermodynamic quantity which is a measure of the degree of disorder within any system.
Ans → entropy
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Q. Having numerous flagella covering the entire surface of a bacterial cell is known as
Ans → peritrichous
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Q. Opposite of deliquescence; the drying of a salt solution when the vapour pressure of water in the saturated solution of a substance is greater than the partial pressure of water in the ambient air.
Ans → efflorescence
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Q. Existence of two or more different crystal structures for the same compound.
Ans → polymorphism
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Q. Process that occurs when the vapor pressure of the saturated aqueous solution of a substance is less than the vapor pressure of water in the ambient air.
Ans → deliquescence
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Q. The science and study of the ways in which the pharmaceutical formulation of administered agents can influence their pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic behaviour.
Ans → Biopharmaceutics
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Q. Crystalline form of a compound in which one or more solvent molecules are part of the crystal strucure.
Ans → solvate
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Q. Plasma albumin performs the following functions
Ans → Osmotic, Transport , Nutritive
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Q. When a complex is formed between a metal ion and an a ligand in solution, the equilibrium may be expressed by a constant which is related to the free energy change for the process
Ans → stability constant
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Q. Name the formula that shows the number and kinds of atoms in a molecule.
Ans → Molecular Formula
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Q. The nitrogen atoms in the purine ring are obtained from
Ans → Glycine , Glutamine , Aspartate
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Q. The most important carbohydrate associated with flatulence caused by ingestion of leguminous seeds
Ans → Raffinose
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Q. Artificial spherical lipid bilayer droplet formed mainly from phospholipids having a core of water phase, small enough to form a relatively stable dispersion in aqueous media and with potential use in drug delivery.
Ans → liposome
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Q. The number of ATP produced when a molecule of acetyl CoA is oxidized through citric acid cycle
Ans → 12
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Q. Name the enzyme produced by pathogens that degrades hyaluronic acid between adjacent cells in connective tissue
Ans → hyaluronidase
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Q. Name the class of T cells that is the central orchestrator of the cellular and humoral defenses of adaptive immunity and the cellular defenses of innate immunity
Ans → helper T cells
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Q. The Process of contact and adhesion whereby particles in dispersion form larger-size clusters.
Ans → flocculation
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Q. Crystalline form of a compound in which water molecules are part of the crystal structure.
Ans → hydrate
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Q. It is the ability of the specific adaptive immune system to quickly respond to pathogens to which it has previously been exposed
Ans → memory
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Q. The clones of cell produced by fusing a normal B cell with a myeloma cell that is capable of producing monoclonal antibodies indefinitely
Ans → hybridoma
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Q. stereoisomeric structures which are not enantiomers (mirror images) of one another.
Ans → diastereomers
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