Hi Rubi! Some chemicals from plants (called phytochemicals) may have antibiotic properties since they may be a part of the plant’s immune systems against bacterial parasitic infections.
Hi Nate, the hope would be for a drug that could be taken orally. However, I’m not sure how properties of the compound such as solubility might affect the delivery.
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How/Why do the compounds of the oils target antibiotic-resistant infections?
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Hi Rubi! Some chemicals from plants (called phytochemicals) may have antibiotic properties since they may be a part of the plant’s immune systems against bacterial parasitic infections.
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How do you think the substance would be administered in mammal trials? Through IV, orally, etc.?
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Hi Nate, the hope would be for a drug that could be taken orally. However, I’m not sure how properties of the compound such as solubility might affect the delivery.
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If it becomes clear that it is toxic for mammals, how do you think you can prevent it and use against bacteria that are inse of mammals.
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Hi Hrach! If it’s toxic in mammals, it likely couldn’t be used as a drug.
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Why do you think the final dilution was the most successful in comparison to the others or even the undiluted solution?
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Hi Clare, the final dilution in figure 2 is the most concentrated, so it probably was most easily able to inhibit bacterial growth.
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Why do you think that the results from figure 1 and figure 2 contradicted each other?
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Hi Kaitlyn! I don’t know why they contradicted each other. It was likely due to human or experimental error.
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