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Drugs that bind to the receptor site and...

Drugs that bind to the receptor site and inhibit its natural function are called :

A

agonists

B

agents

C

antagonists

D

active site

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C
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What do we call the drugs that bind to the receptor sites and inhibit natural function ?

[A] Match the following : {:((a),"Terramycin",(p),"Disinfectant",),((b),"Bithional",(q),"Antacid",),((c ),"Sodium perbenzoate",(r),"Anticeptic",),((d),"Chlorine",(s),"Soap",),((e),"Potassium stearate",(t),"Antibiotic",),((f),"Renitidine",(u),"Milk bleaching agent",):} [B] {:((a),"Phenelzine",(p),"Antiseptic",),((b),"Chloramphenicol",(q),"Anti-fertility drug",),(( c),"Dettol",(r),"Antihistamine",),((d),"Salversan",(s),"Tranquillizer",),((e),"Bromopheniramine",(t),"Antimicrobial",),((f),"Mestranol",(u),"Antibiotic",):} [C] {:((a),"Antagonists",(p),"Transferring of nerves message",),((b),"Agonists",(q),"Communicate message between two neurons and that between neurons to muscles",),((c),"Neurotransmitters",(r),"Inhibit activities of enzymes",),((d),"Chemical messenger",(s),"Imitate the natural messenger",),((e),"Inhibitors",(t),"Crucial to body communication process",),((f),"Receptors",(u),"Bind to the receptor site and inhibit its natural sunction",):} [D]

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  • Drugs that blinfld to the receptor site and inhibit its natural function are called

    A
    Agonists
    B
    Antagonists
    C
    Co-factors
    D
    Allosterics

  • Drugs which bind the receptor site and inhibit its natural function are called

    A
    chemical messengers
    B
    agonists
    C
    antagonists
    D
    neurotransmitters

  • Assertion : Receptor proteins show selectivity for one chemical messenger over the other. Reason: Chemical messenger binds to the receptor site and inhibits its natural function.

    A
    Assertion and reason both are correct statement but reason does not explain assertion
    B
    Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion
    C
    Both assertion and reason are wrong statement
    D
    Assertion is correct statement reason is wrong statement

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