What do we mean when we said that receptor-ligand interactions are reversible? Why is this important?
ANSWER:
By reversible receptor ligand interaction we mean that the binding or attachment of the ligand on the receptor can be reverted once the process of activation or inactivation to be caused by the receptor ligand interaction is completed and the binding between the receptor and ligand is non- covalent binding and thus the receptor can be reused to carry another set of reactions.
This non covalent interaction is of great significance as the same ligand is available to interact with multiple receptor subtypes. Thus a small concentration of ligand can work for longer time period and can be reused by the receptors to have an effect.
What do we mean when we said that receptor-ligand interactions are reversible? Why is this important?
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