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Prodrugs with two active compounds are known as ___________(a) Mixed type prodrugs(b) Pro-prodrugs(c) Bioprecursors(d) Mutual prodrugThis question was posed to me during a job interview.My query is from Prodrugs in portion Prodrugs & Excretion of Drugs of Drug Biotechnology

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The correct choice is (d) Mutual prodrug

The explanation is: Pro-drugs COMPRISING of 2 pharmacologically active agents coupled together to FORM a single product. It is made such that on acts as a carrier or other. Bioprecursors/ metabolic precursors are obtained after CHEMICAL modification of the active drug. The prodrugs are further derivative to a form where only enzymatic conversion to the prodrug has to be done before the later can be cleaved to GIVE the active product are pro-prodrugs.



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