pharmacological
(adjective)
Of the medicinal characteristics of a specific drug, such as its uses and effects.
Examples of pharmacological in the following topics:
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Nitrogen Compounds
- Nitrogen is a constituent of molecules in every major drug class in pharmacology and medicine.
- Many alkaloids are known to have pharmacological effects; in some cases, they appear as natural chemical defenses of plants against predation.
- Amines (alkyl derivatives of nitrogen) are important in pharmacology because they can readily carry a positive charge, as the corresponding protonated ammonium species.
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Actinobacteria (High G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria)
- Actinobacteria are well known as secondary metabolite producers and hence of high pharmacological and commercial interest.
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Overview of Gram-Positive Bacteria and Actinobacteria
- Actinobacteria are well-known as secondary metabolite producers and are hence of high pharmacological and commercial interest.
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Polyketide Antibiotics
- Polyketides are structurally a very diverse family of natural products with diverse biological activities and pharmacological properties.
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Onset, Duration, and Half-Life of Hormone Activity
- A biological half-life or elimination half-life is the time it takes for a substance such as a hormone or drug to lose half of its pharmacologic or physiologic activity.
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Eicosanoids
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Depressants
- Amnesic-dissociative actions are also seen in the applied pharmacology of high doses of many shorter-acting benzodiazepines.
- An opioid is any psychoactive chemical that resembles morphine or other opiates in its pharmacological effects.
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Nonribosomal Peptide Antibiotics
- Nonribosomal peptides are a very diverse family of natural products with an extremely broad range of biological activities and pharmacological properties.
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Dilutions of Solutions
- Serial dilutions are widely used in experimental sciences, including biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, and physics.
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Organic Enantiomers
- Owing to this discovery, drugs composed of only one enantiomer ("enantiopure") can be developed to enhance the pharmacological efficacy and sometimes do away with some side effects.