agonistlike
Agonistlike is an adjective used in pharmacology and related fields to describe a substance that has activity similar to an agonist at a receptor. An agonist is a molecule that binds to a receptor and activates it to produce a biological response. When a compound is described as agonistlike, it suggests that its functional effect closely mimics that of a natural or well-characterized agonist, although the term does not in itself specify the exact binding site or the degree of efficacy.
In practice, agonistlike activity is discussed in the context of intrinsic efficacy, potency, and receptor signaling.
The term is commonly used descriptively in research and drug development to convey functional similarity to