JEE Main 2022 — Chemistry in Everyday Life Question with Solution
JEE Main 2022 (25 Jul Shift 1)
Question
Drugs used to bind to receptors, inhibiting its natural function and blocking a message are called
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Drugs that bind to receptor site and inhibit the natural functions are known as antagonists. Agonist are type of drugs that activate the natural messenger by switching on the receptor, useful when lack of chemical messenger. If the drug binds to a site other than active site in an enzyme, it is known as allosteric site.
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