Describe the precautions that are taken when designing the third clinical phase of a drug trial to make sure the conclusions drawn from the results of the trial arise only from genuine biological effects of the drug being tested.

This question carries 40% of the marks for this assignment. It will be assessed according to how well you demonstrate the following learning outcomes in your answer:
Kn3 Demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of some of the basic facts language concepts and principles relating to either polar science or the development of drugs and medicines.
C1 Describe analyse interpret and evaluate scientific information including textual numerical graphical and multimedia material.
This question is about chemical structures. You will need to include drawn structures in some of your answers. Such drawings must be of your own construction (and not cut and pasted from any resource). You may choose to draw these by hand and then either scan or photograph them for inclusion. Alternatively you can draw them electronically using any software of your choice.
(a) Describe the precautions that are taken when designing the third clinical phase of a drug trial to make sure the conclusions drawn from the results of the trial arise only from genuine biological effects of the drug being tested. Explain the reasons for the precautions you have described. (Advisory word limit: 75-100 words)
(b)
(i) Draw a pair of geometrical isomers that have the structural formula shown in compound A below. Explain why this isomerism arises. (Advisory word limit: 75-100 words)
Br-CH=CH-CH3
I
Br
Compound A
(ii) Draw the structure of another isomer of compound A that retains a double bond and that does not give rise to a pair of geometrical isomers.
(c)
(i) Using structural formulae write a chemical equation to show one molecule of valine reacting with one molecule of serine to form water and a molecule of a product that contains an amide (peptide) bond. Label the amide bond on the structural formula of your product.
(ii) Identify and explain the features of your product molecule that would enable it to undergo further reactions with amino acids and hence to take part in the formation of the primary structure of a protein. (Advisory word limit: 100words)
(iii) Why do all molecules of a specific protein that is also an enzyme always have exactly the same amino acids in exactly the same order? (Advisory word limit: 100words)
(d)
By using a diagram of your own construction make a copy of the structure of
Salmeterolasgiven in eChapter 6 Section 6.6 (Asthma drugs) of the topic text.
Your structure may be hand drawn and then scanned or photographed into your TMA answers or may be drawn using any software of your choice.Label your structure to identify the appropriate features that make salmeterol:
(i) longer lasting in treating asthma than salbutamol
(ii) resistantto deactivation by enzymes
(iii) non-addictive.
Explain how the features that you identified achieve the outcomes in (i) (ii) and (iii).
(Advisory word limit: 100130 words in total for part (d))
Question 2
This question carries 32% of the marks for this assignment (approximately 11% of your overall continuous assessment score). It will be assessed according to how well you demonstrate the following learning outcomes in your answer:
C2 Apply knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts to address familiar and unfamiliar situations.
Ky1 Make sense of and use information presented in different ways including textual numerical graphical and multimedia material.