A medicinal chemist carried out the following modification of a carboxylic acid group as part of an SAR study. The product showed a drastic drop in activity. What does the imply about the carboxylic acid group?

A medicinal chemist carried out the following modification of a carboxylic acid group as part of an SAR study. The product showed a drastic drop in activity. What does the imply about the carboxylic acid group?




a. It is an important binding group
b. It is not an important binding group
c. It stabilises the molecule
d. It destabilizes the molecule



Answer: A


Chemistry

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