You Are Working on a Team That Is Designing a New

question 35

Multiple Choice

You are working on a team that is designing a new drug.In order for this drug to work,it must enter the cytoplasm of specific target cells.Which of the following would be a factor that determines whether the molecule selectively enters the target cells?

• A)blood or tissue type of the patient
• B)lack of charge on the drug molecule
• C)similarity of the drug molecule to other molecules transported by the target cells
• D)lipid composition of the target cells' plasma membrane

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