answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The partition coefficient is used to provide a picture of how a drug distributes itself between the organic and aqueous phases of the body. Since our blood and fluids are aqeous the proteins and fats that the drug penetrates through or attach to are organic. Basically, octanol is a simple and accurate model for the bodies organic phase.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why is octanol used to determine the partition coefficient?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Natural Sciences

What do you mean molar extinction co efficient what information can be obtain from it?

The molar extinction coefficient (also sometimes called molar absorbtivity coefficient) is a measure of how strongly a solution of a substance absorbs light (the value depends on the particular wavelength of light used). By passing light through a solution and determining how much of the light is absorbed, you can use the path length and molar extinction coefficient to determine the concentration of the solution.Look up "Beer-Lambert law" if you want details.


Why is the coefficient of discharge of a venturimeter calculated?

A discharge coefficient is used to account for inaccuracies resulting from assuming plug flow and neglecting friction in the Bernoulli equation.


How does a coefficient in front of a formula affect the number of each type of atom in the formula?

the coefficient shows how many molecules are in the reaction. is it used to balance the equation


Is coefficient of friction or coefficient of limiting friction are same?

Limiting friction is just the maximum static friction force (if you go over that point static friction becomes kinetic friction).Let f = frictional force,c = coefficient of frictionN = Normal forcefmax = cN = limiting frictionAlthough the term coefficient of limiting friction is not really used, I'd assume it would just be "c" (it's a coefficient after all). So they would be the same.If you meant is coefficient of friction the same as limiting friction, than the answer is no. Coefficient of friction is just the "c" in the equation. Limiting friction however is the product of the coefficient and the normal force.


Why LED is used to determine planks constant?

led is used to determine Plancks constant

Related questions

What is the application of distribution coefficient?

The distribution coefficient is usually applied in the octanol-water partition. It is commonly used in the liquid-liquid extraction. Distribution coefficients are also called partition coefficients.


What is coefficient of determination?

The coefficient of determination R2 is the square of the correlation coefficient. It is used generally to determine the goodness of fit of a model. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient_of_determination for more details.


Why is KI - potassium iodate - used in the determination of the partition coefficient?

This is a wrongly stated question: KI is not potassium iodate but potassium iodide, potassium iodateis KIO3 and not KI. So this has to be rephrased.


Which tool can be used to determine the final set of permissions that affect a user trying to access resources on an NTFS partition?

A. The Effective Permissions tab


Differentiate numeral coefficient from literal coefficient?

numeral coefficient or numerical coefficient is a number used in an algebraic term, while literal coefficient is the letter used to represent a number.


What is the partition on the hard drive used to boot the OS?

active partition


What is command used to change FAT32 partition into NTFS partition?

dsk cnv


What is the command used to change a FAT32 partition to an NTFS partition?

f-disk


What is the partition used by operating system to boot the computer?

Most operating systems uses the boot partition to boot the computer. In some operating systems, both the system partition and the boot partition are used to boot up the system.


What does the Disk Management tool do?

A) It is sued to determine the amount of free space on a partition. B) It is used to view file and folder properties stored on a disk. C) It is used to display,create and remove partitions on the drives.


What is a coefficient and what is a coefficient and what does it tell you?

A coefficient is a number (or a representation of a number such as x or y) that comes before a number, variable, or an expression. Typically used in algebraic notation, a coefficient is usually used to indication some sort of multiplication. For example: 6a The coefficient in this case is 6, and is is being used to indicate multiplying the term "a" by 6.


What are different types partition?

There are two types of partitions:Primary partition: A primary partition is used to store (and boot) an operating system. You can store user data and applications here, as well. You can have up to four (4) primary partitions on one hard disk drive (HDD) at one time, but only one of those four can be labeled as an active partition (look below).Active partition: An active partition is a partition that has an operating system installed on it and is used to boot your machine. If you have one primary partition, then it's labeled as "active." If you have more than one primary partition, then only one of them is labeled as "active" in a single PC session.