Question

Ligands (molecules that bind) such as insulin bind to receptors in a reversible manner. what properties of noncovalent bonds lend themselves to such interactions

Answer 1

Answer;

-The transient dynamic nature of multiple low-energy non-covalent interactions.

Explanation;

-Molecules (eg, drugs, hormones, neurotransmitters) that bind to a receptor are called ligands. The binding can be specific and reversible. A ligand may activate or inactivate a receptor; activation may increase or decrease a particular cell function. Each ligand may interact with multiple receptor subtypes.

-Ligand binding to a receptor protein alters the conformation by affecting the three-dimensional shape orientation. The conformation of a receptor protein composes the functional state.