KROK 1 2013 – Question 183 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient with bacterial periodontitis has been administered iontophoresis with the use of iodine solution. Specify the mechanism of therapeutic action of this agent:
- A. Reduction of the nitro group under the effect of nitroreductase
- B. Albumin formation
- C. Inhibition of the cell wall formation
- D. Substitution of hydrogen atoms when the protein amino group contains a nitrogen atom
- E. Changing the surface tension of the bacterial cell membrane
Hint
Think about what an oxidising halogen does chemically to the vital macromolecules of a microorganism once it reaches them.
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