A group of molecular biologists is trying to synthesize a new artificial compound to mimic the effects of a known hormone that influences sexual behavior. They have turned to you for advice. Which of the following compounds is most likely to mimic the effects of the hormone? a. a compound with the same number of carbon atoms as the hormoneb. a compound with the same molecular mass (measured in daltons) as the hormonec. a compound with the same three-dimensional shape as part of the hormoned. a compound with the same number of orbital electrons as the hormonee. a compound with the same number of hydrogen and nitrogen atoms as the hormone

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20 November, 18:41

A group of molecular biologists is trying to synthesize a new artificial compound to mimic the effects of a known hormone that influences sexual behavior. They have turned to you for advice. Which of the following compounds is most likely to mimic the effects of the hormone? a. a compound with the same number of carbon atoms as the hormoneb. a compound with the same molecular mass (measured in daltons) as the hormonec. a compound with the same three-dimensional shape as part of the hormoned. a compound with the same number of orbital electrons as the hormonee. a compound with the same number of hydrogen and nitrogen atoms as the hormone

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Damien Barr · Answer 1

Option C, a compound with the same three-dimensional shape as part of the hormone

Explanation:

A synthetic or artificial drug that is to be used at the place of original chemical compound behaviour must mimic the function of the compound by providing reactive sites and surface for enzyme interaction. In order to achieve this, the synthetic drug must have similar three dimensional structures with high specificity to the enzyme involved in the desired process at the binding sites for producing similar results.

Hence, option C is correct