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Both prontosil and Salvarsan and antibacterial drugs (antimicrobials) discovered by Paul Ehrlich. Salvarsan is also known as arsphenamine. It is an organoarsenic molecule and has -As = As- double bond.

Salvarsan and prontosil show similarity in their structure. Both of these drugs are antimicrobials. Salvarsan contains -As = As- linkage whereas prontosil has -N = N- linkage.

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(b) Artificial sweeteners do not provide any calories because they are inert and do not metabolise in the body.
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(b) Preservatives are added to the food items because they inhibit the growth of microorganisms.
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(c) Chemicals which are added to food items to prevent them from spoiling against bacteria yeast and moulds are called food preservatives. They do not increase nutritive value of food.
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(d) Chemical messenger binds the receptor site and gives the message to the cell without entering the cell.
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(b) Chemical messenger gives message to the cell without entering the cell because it is received at the binding site of the receptor.
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(e) Non-competitive inhibitors inhibit the catalytic activity of enzyme by binding with its allosteric site.
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(d) In competitive inhibition, inhibitor binds to the active site of the enzyme.
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(a) Hydrolysis of esters of long chain fatty acids by alkali gives soap a colloid. The process is called saponification.
Sodium chloride is added to precipitate soap which is in colloidal form.
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(d) Ethanol removes air and moisture which scatter light.
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