Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Which site of an enzyme is called allosteric site?
Solution
Sites different from active site of enzyme where a molecule can bind and affect the active site is called allosteric site. Some drugs may also bind at this site.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Name the macromolecules that are chosen as drug targets.
Which of the following statements is correct?
Which of the following is not a target molecule for drug function in body?
Which of the following statements is not true about enzyme inhibitors?
Why are certain drugs called enzyme inhibitors?
Explain the role of allosteric site in enzyme inhibition?
What happens when the bond formed between an enzyme and an inhibitor is a strong covalent bond?
Assertion: Enzymes have active sites that hold substrate molecule for a chemical reaction.
Reason: Drugs compete with natural substrate by attaching covalently to the active site of enzyme.
How do enzymes catalyse a chemical reaction in the living system? Explain drug target interaction taking the example of enzyme as target.
What are enzyme inhibitors? Classify them on the basis of their mode of attachments on the active site of enzymes. With the help of diagrams explain how do inhibitors inhibit the enzymatic activity.
