allosteric

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Definitions of allosteric word

adjective allosteric of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule 3
adjective allosteric of or having to do with a protein with a structure that is altered reversibly by a small molecule so that its original function is modified 3
adjective allosteric pertaining to regulation of the rate of an enzymatic process. 1
noun allosteric Relating to or denoting the alteration of the activity of a protein through the binding of an effector molecule at a specific site. 1
adjective allosteric (biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes conformation in order to become either active or inactive. 0

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; allo- + steric

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