Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors such as captopril (Capoten) tend to be less effective as single therapy for which of the racial/ethnic groups listed below?
A.
Whites
B.
Hispanics
C.
Asians
D.
African Americans
Question 2
Succinylcholine (Anectine) is a muscle relaxant used during surgery. It is inactivated by hydrolysis by the enzyme pseudocholinesteras e.
Some individuals have the atypical form of the enzyme and may develop prolonged muscle paralysis and inability to breathe after this drug is administered. Which of the groups listed below has the greatest risk (in fact, it is said to be 1 out of 135)?
A.
African Americans and Asians
B.
American Indians and Hispanics
C.
Jews and Alaskan Eskimos
D.
Asians and Whites
Some of the bacteria that can fix atmospheric nitrogen, converting it into a form usable by plants.
MAO Inhibitors
Miscellaneous Inhibitors of Bacterial Protein Synthesis
Converting Degrees to Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
Mixed Inhibitors, mixed enzyme preferred
Transfers enzyme (transformylase) from 10-formyltetrahydrofolate