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JEE Main 202225 JulyMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
25 July
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemistry in Everyday Life

JEE Main 2022 · 25 July · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life

Drugs used to bind to receptors, inhibiting its natural function...

Drugs used to bind to receptors, inhibiting its natural function and blocking a message are called

Options

  1. Aantagonists.
  2. Bagonists.
  3. Callosteric.
  4. Dlead compounds.

Correct answer

A. antagonists.

Step-by-step solution

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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