Pharmacology - actions and excretions terminology

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Across
  1. 7. Protein molecule which a chemical/drug binds to
  2. 8. Enzymes that catalyse many oxidation reactions
  3. 10. Circulation of drugs through the bile and intestine
  4. 14. A substance which occurs naturally in the body
  5. 15. A substance that increases the velocity of a chemical reaction
  6. 16. How the body interacts with a drug i.e. how the drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolised and excreted
  7. 18. Drug that binds to the receptor of a cell and blocks an action.
  8. 19. Describing how strongly a drug binds to a receptor.
  9. 20. Dissociation of a substance in solution into ions (charged particles)
  10. 21. Phase I reaction. Substance is combined with oxygen, or hydrogen atoms are removed. Overall increased positive charge.
Down
  1. 1. Product of metabolism
  2. 2. Indicates the ability of a drug to produce a response
  3. 3. Drug that binds to a receptor of a cell and triggers a response by the cell
  4. 4. Phase I reaction. The addition of hydrogen atoms; gain of electrons. Overall increased negative charge.
  5. 5. The study of actions of drugs on the body
  6. 6. Act or process of elimination of waste matter
  7. 9. Physical and chemical processes by which living organism is made up (anabolism) and by which large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules (catabolism).
  8. 11. A substance which comes from outside of the body
  9. 12. Readily absorbing moisture. Strong polar groups that readily interact with water. ‘Water loving’
  10. 13. substances that become ions in solution and acquire the capacity to conduct electricity
  11. 17. Phase II reaction. The joining of a toxic substance with a natural substance of the body to form a detoxified product for elimination from the body