Aspirin and Penicillin

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Aspirin and Penicillin: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Aspirin, Penicillin, Preparation of Aspirin, Properties of Aspirin, The Mechanism of Action of Penicillin, Natural Products in Medicine and, The Development of Penicillin into a Drug

Important Questions on Aspirin and Penicillin

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Explain the mechanism of action of penicillin on bacteria.

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What are side chain derivatives of penicillin and give their importance?

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Penicillin is an 

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Which structural feature is responsible for the antibacterial properties of pencillin?

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Explain how water insoluble aspirin is converted into water-soluble form.

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Salicylic acid is obtained from which of the following natural source 

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Write some examples of natural products which can be used as medicine.

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Acetoxy benzoic acid is commonly known as

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Aspirin is known as:

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What is the spectrum action of antibiotics ?

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The compound Question Image is used as

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Which of these is an antibiotic?

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Write a few lines about Alexander Fleming. What contribution did he provide in medicine?

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With which of the following, CH3COCl reacts to give aspirin?

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Aspirin is chemically

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The final product Y is medicine. Which of the following is incorrect regarding Y?

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Aspirin is an acetylation product of

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When salicylic acid is heated with acetic anhydride, we get :