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Fundamental difference between the molecular interactions of agonists and antagonists with the β-adrenergic receptor

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Antagonist binding to the β-adrenergic receptor is largely entropy driven, with only a small enthalpy component. The binding of agonists, on the other hand, is associated with a large decrease in enthalpy which permits a highly unfavourable decrease in entropy. The thermodynamic differences between the binding of agonists and antagonists may provide new insights into the molecular basis for hormone stimulation of adenylate cyclase activity.

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    Gregory A. Weiland, Kenneth P. Minneman & Perry B. Molinoff

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