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Notable differences between carazolol and both isoproterenol and the natural agonist norepinephrine are that:  
Notable differences between carazolol and both isoproterenol and the natural agonist norepinephrine are that:  
(i) Carazolol lacks the hydroxyl groups thought to be necessary for the activation of β₂AR.  
(i) Carazolol lacks the hydroxyl groups thought to be necessary for the activation of β₂AR.  
(ii) Carazolol is one carbon longer in length from the amino group to the carbazole.  
(ii)The side chain of carazolol is two atoms (one carbon and one oxygen) longer in length from the amino group to the carbazole moiety.  
These are common characteristics of β₂AR antagonists.  
These are common characteristics of β₂AR antagonists.