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2025/2026
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1.Most popular pre- 1. hydrocodone/acetaminophen (painkiller)
scription drugs 2. simvastatin (high cholesterol)
3. lisinopril (high blood pressure)
2. CDC List of
1. Cardiovascular disease
Leading Causes
2. Cancer
of Death in US
3. Infectious Diseases (covid, flu)
2020
3. Medicine a broad term meaning drug or treatment used to
, prevent, relieve, or reverse a pathological
condition
4. Intervention an even broader term that includes practices
such as mind-body practices, diets, exercise, etc
that are not something one ingests into or apply
onto the body for treatment or prevention of
pathological conditions
the substance of interest being studied; the "key"
5. The Ligand-Re- of the drug
ceptor Binding
Reaction ligand
=L
6. The Ligand-Re- the "lock", target of the drug
ceptor Binding Reaction Receptor = R
7. Ka Association Constant
8. Kd Dissociation Constant
(The lower the value, the "tighter" the
Binding of L to R; the
higher the affinity Of L
for R)
9. opiate receptor, opiates, and endorphins
2025/2026
Binding Reactions
in Cell Biology:
Drugs, Signaling
Molecules
10. Binding Insulin and sugar transport
Reactions in Cell
.