There are two classes, two broad classes of drug sort of type ligands that are defined, agonists and antagonists.

这样的配体药物有两类,目前已经明确的配体药物大体上分为两种,分别是激动剂和拮抗剂

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This would an example of a substance that inhibits the action of a natural ligand and they can inhibit in a variety of ways.

这类物质能够以多种方式,抑制天然配体的作用

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It gets produced in response to a signal so there's a binding of a ligand to a receptor, the enzyme that does this conversion is activated and more cycle AMP is released.

这类分子的产生是对信号做出的一种反应,当配体和受体结合时,催化这种转化过程的酶被激活,更多的cAMP释放出来

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