JEE Main202225 Jul 2022Morning ShiftChemistryChemistry in Everyday LifeActual
Drugs used to bind to receptors, inhibiting its natural function and blocking a message are called
Options
- Aantagonists.
- Bagonists.
- Callosteric.
- 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.