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Question
Which forces are involved in holding the drugs to the active site of enzymes?
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Solution
Either of the following forces can be involved in holding drugs to the active sites of enzymes.
(i) Ionic bonding
(ii) Hydrogen bonding
(iii) Dipole − dipole interaction
(iv) van der Waals force
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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.
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Reason: Non-competitive inhibitor changes the shape of the active site in such a way that substrate can’t recognise it.
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