Enzyme repressor

Short description: Class of compounds

An enzyme repressor is a substance that negatively regulates the amount of an enzyme by decreasing the rate of its biosynthesis.[1] It is the opposite of an enzyme inducer.

## See also

* Enzyme activator
* Enzyme inhibitor
* Regulation of gene expression

## References

1. ↑ "Repression - enzymatic reactions". https://www.britannica.com/science/repression-enzymatic-reactions.

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Pharmacomodulation

Types|

* ♦ Enzyme: Inducer
* Inhibitor

* ♦ Ion channel: Opener
* Blocker

* ♦ Receptor: Agonist
* Partial agonist
* Antagonist
* Inverse agonist
* Positive allosteric modulator (PAM)
* Negative allosteric modulator (NAM)

* ♦ Transporter [Reuptake vs Efflux]: Enhancer (RE)
* Inhibitor (RI)
* Releaser (RA)

* ♦ Miscellaneous: Precursor
* Cofactor

Classes|

| Enzyme|

see Enzyme inhibition

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Ion channel|

See Ion channel modulators

Receptor &
transporter|

| BA/M|

| Adrenergic|

* Adrenergic receptor agonist (α
* β (1
* 2))
* Adrenergic receptor antagonist (α (1
* 2)
* β)
* Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI)

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Dopaminergic|

* Dopamine receptor agonist
* Dopamine receptor antagonist
* Dopamine reuptake inhibitor (DRI)

Histaminergic|

* Histamine receptor agonist
* Histamine receptor antagonist (H1
* H2
* H3)

Serotonergic|

* Serotonin receptor agonist
* Serotonin receptor antagonist (5-HT3)
* Serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI)

AA|

| GABAergic|

* GABA receptor agonist
* GABA receptor antagonist
* GABA reuptake inhibitor (GRI)

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Glutamatergic|

* Glutamate receptor agonist (AMPA)
* Glutamate receptor antagonist (NMDA)
* Glutamate reuptake inhibitor

Cholinergic|

* Acetylcholine receptor agonist (Muscarinic
* Nicotinic)
* Acetylcholine receptor antagonist (Muscarinic
* Nicotinic (Ganglionic
* Muscular))

Cannabinoidergic|

* Cannabinoid receptor agonist
* Cannabinoid receptor antagonist
* Endocannabinoid enhancer (eCBE)
* Endocannabinoid reuptake inhibitor (eCBRI)

Opioidergic|

* Opioid modulator
* Opioid receptor agonist
* Opioid receptor antagonist
* Enkephalinase inhibitor

Other|

* Adenosine reuptake inhibitor (AdoRI)
* Angiotensin II receptor antagonist
* Endothelin receptor antagonist
* NK1 receptor antagonist
* Vasopressin receptor antagonist

Miscellaneous|

* Cofactor (see Enzyme cofactors)
* Precursor (see Amino acids)

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