General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259883989
Author: by Janice Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 66P
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Two examples of SSRIs needs to be given, and their activity mechanism needs to be explained.

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Low levels of serotonin cause depression. Chemical structure of serotonin is shown below.

General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition, Chapter 18, Problem 66P

SSRI, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, are the most commonly used antidepressant drugs used nowadays.

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General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition

Ch. 18.5 - Prob. 18.8PCh. 18.5 - Naloxone is a drug used to treat overdoses of...Ch. 18.6 - Prob. 18.4PPCh. 18.6 - Prob. 18.10PCh. 18.6 - Prob. 18.11PCh. 18.6 - Name each ammonium salt. a. ( CH3 NH3)+Cl b. [( CH...Ch. 18.6 - Prob. 18.6PPCh. 18.6 - Prob. 18.12PCh. 18.7 - Prob. 18.13PCh. 18.7 - Prob. 18.14PCh. 18.8 - Prob. 18.15PCh. 18.8 - Prob. 18.16PCh. 18.8 - Prob. 18.17PCh. 18.8 - Prob. 18.18PCh. 18.9 - Prob. 18.19PCh. 18.9 - Prob. 18.20PCh. 18.9 - Prob. 18.21PCh. 18.10 - Prob. 18.22PCh. 18 - Prob. 23PCh. 18 - Prob. 24PCh. 18 - Prob. 25PCh. 18 - Prob. 26PCh. 18 - Prob. 27PCh. 18 - Prob. 28PCh. 18 - Prob. 29PCh. 18 - Prob. 30PCh. 18 - Prob. 31PCh. 18 - Prob. 32PCh. 18 - Give an acceptable name for each amine. a. b.Ch. 18 - Give an acceptable name for each amine. a. b.Ch. 18 - Give an acceptable name for each amine. a. b. c....Ch. 18 - Give an acceptable name for each amine. a. CH3(...Ch. 18 - Prob. 37PCh. 18 - Prob. 38PCh. 18 - Prob. 39PCh. 18 - Prob. 40PCh. 18 - Prob. 41PCh. 18 - Prob. 42PCh. 18 - Prob. 43PCh. 18 - Prob. 44PCh. 18 - Which compound in each pair has the higher boiling...Ch. 18 - Which compound in each pair has the higher boiling...Ch. 18 - Draw the hydrogen-bonding interactions that occur...Ch. 18 - Prob. 48PCh. 18 - Prob. 49PCh. 18 - Which compound has the higher water solubility:...Ch. 18 - Prob. 51PCh. 18 - Prob. 52PCh. 18 - Draw the products of each acid-base reaction. a....Ch. 18 - Draw the products of each acid-base reaction. a....Ch. 18 - Prob. 55PCh. 18 - Prob. 56PCh. 18 - What type of nitrogen heterocycle occurs in both...Ch. 18 - Only one of the N atoms in nicotine has a trigonal...Ch. 18 - Prob. 59PCh. 18 - Prob. 60PCh. 18 - Why are aqueous solutions of an alkaloid slightly...Ch. 18 - Prob. 62PCh. 18 - Prob. 63PCh. 18 - Explain why patients with Parkinson’s disease...Ch. 18 - Prob. 65PCh. 18 - Prob. 66PCh. 18 - Prob. 67PCh. 18 - Prob. 68PCh. 18 - Locate the atoms of 2-phenylethylamine in the...Ch. 18 - Locate the atoms of 2-phenylethylamine in the...Ch. 18 - Give an example of an antihistamine. Explain how...Ch. 18 - Give an example of an anti-ulcer drug, and explain...Ch. 18 - Prob. 73PCh. 18 - Prob. 74PCh. 18 - Prob. 75PCh. 18 - Prob. 76PCh. 18 - Prob. 77PCh. 18 - Prob. 78PCh. 18 - Prob. 79PCh. 18 - Why do some antihistamines cause drowsiness while...Ch. 18 - Prob. 81PCh. 18 - Prob. 82PCh. 18 - Compare the structures of morphine and heroin....Ch. 18 - Prob. 84CP
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