Agonist vs Superagonist - What's the difference?
agonist | superagonist |
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon).
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
(biochemistry) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
An agonist capable of producing a maximal response greater than the endogenous agonist for the target receptor, and thus having an efficacy of more than 100%.
As nouns the difference between agonist and superagonist
is that agonist is someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) while superagonist is an agonist capable of producing a maximal response greater than the endogenous agonist for the target receptor, and thus having an efficacy of more than 100%.agonist
English
(wikipedia agonist)Noun
(en noun)- "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist "
- "acetylcholine is an agonist at the a cholinergic receptor"