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A drug that mimics the natural messenger by binding to a receptor and switching it on is called an

  1. Aantagonist
  2. Bcompetitive enzyme inhibitor
  3. Cantacid
  4. Dagonist

Answer: D

A molecule that binds the receptor and activates it, giving the same kind of response as the natural messenger, is an agonist. An antagonist binds but blocks the response.
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