Concept explainers
Interpretation:
The two recent allosteric drugs that are currently in the market and their action.
Concept introduction:
Allosteric drugs employ the concepts of allosteric modulation. Allosteric modulation refers to the regulation of the activity of an enzyme when the effector molecule binds to the enzyme at a site other than the enzyme's active site. The effector molecule can be activator or inhibitor, which can increase the activity of an enzyme or can decrease the activity of the enzyme. Allosteric drugs use allosteric modulation.
The target molecule is the hormone or neurotransmitter and it binds to the receptor for initiating or inhibiting a
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