antagonist

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00376
  1. Substance that reverses or reduces the effect induced by an agonist.
  2. Substance that attaches to and blocks cell receptors that normally bind naturally occurring substances.
See also: agonist
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2014 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'antagonist' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00376 RIS BibTex EndNote
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