Question

Which forces are responsible for holding the drugs to the active site of enzymes?

Answer 1

Mainly depending on the nature of the drug it is either electrostatic forces or hydrogen bonding which holds the drugs to the active site of enzymes. Apart from these, it may sometimes also be dipole-dipoleinteractions and Van der Waals forces playing this role.

Answer 2

Mainly depending on the nature of the drug it is either electrostatic forces orhydrogen bonding which holds the drugs to the active site of enzymes. Apart from these, it may sometimes also be dipole-dipole interactions and Van der Waals forces playing this role.