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. 2016 Aug 15;10:74. doi: 10.1186/s12918-016-0326-8

Table 2.

Drug modes of action and edge signs

Sign DrugBank actions
Positive agonist; partial agonist; activator; stimulator; inducer;
positive allosteric modulator; potentiator; positive modulator
Negative inhibitor; inhibitory allosteric modulator; inhibitor, competitive; antagonist; partial antagonist; negative modulator; inverse agonist; blocker; suppressor; desensitize the target; neutralizer; reducer
Not classifiable antibody; cofactor; modulator; binder; chaperone; cleavage; metabolizer; ligand; product of; component of; chelator; cross-linking/alkylation; intercalation; adduct; acetylation; allosteric modulator.