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Selective toxicity is the ability of a chemical or drug to kill a microorganism without harming its host.
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Effective antibiotics must be inhibitory to the intended target pathogen while not significantly harmful to the host This is referred to as?
Selective toxicity
How are drugs that block the synthesis of folic acid able to maintain selective toxicity?
If your body does not metabolise fast enough it will build upp.
Is toxicity chemical or physical property?
Chemical: Toxicity is about a harmful material interacting chemically with other substances in the body.
What is the characteristic of a cell membrane that controls which substances that can either enter and exit the cell?
Selective permeable
Is toxic a physical or chemical property?
Toxicity is a chemical property. You can not see the toxicity just by looking at it.
Why penicillin exhibits the property of selective toxicity?
Penicillin exhibits the property of an effective and safe antimicrobial therapy that involves selective toxicity. This is because the chemical structure of Penicillin gives antibacterial properties.
Effective antibiotics must be inhibitory to the intended target pathogen while not significantly harmful to the host This is referred to as?
Selective toxicity
How are drugs that block the synthesis of folic acid able to maintain selective toxicity?
If your body does not metabolise fast enough it will build upp.
What are important characteristics of antimicrobial drugs?
Chemicals that can selectively interfere with the growth of microorganisms and yet not interfere significantly with the functions of the cells of the host are highly desirable for antimicrobial drugs.
Does selective toxicity refers to damage to the target organisims but not vertebratae cells?
YES!! It is the ability of a drug to injure invading micorbes without injuring cells of the host
Oxygen toxicity can cause?
Pulmonary Oxygen Toxicity (PO) and Central Nervous System Toxicity (CNS)
When was Toxicity label created?
Toxicity label was created in 1971.
When was Toxicity - song - created?
Toxicity - song - was created in 2001-03.
Is toxicity chemical or physical property?
Chemical: Toxicity is about a harmful material interacting chemically with other substances in the body.
What is the breeding of organisms that have a certain desire trait?
Selective breeding.
How selective is yale?
how selective is yale
What is the characteristic of a cell membrane that controls which substances that can either enter and exit the cell?
Selective permeable
