The Binding of a Nutrient or Food Component with a Drug

question 48

Multiple Choice

The binding of a nutrient or food component with a drug (making it unabsorbable) is called:

• A) chelation
• B) dissolution
• C) oxidation
• D) reduction
• E) phagocytosis

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Definitions:

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