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allosteric
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al·lo·ster·ic  (l-strk)
adj.
Of or involving a change in the shape and activity of an enzyme that results from molecular binding with a regulatory substance at a site other than the enzymatically active one.
allo·steri·cal·ly adv.
al·loster·y (-lst-r) n.
allosteric [ˌæləʊˈstɪərɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem 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


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