allosteric

allosteric /al·lo·ster·ic/ (al″o-ster´ik) pertaining to allostery.

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allosteric [al″o-ster´ik]

pertaining to an effect produced on the biological function of a protein by a compound not directly involved in that function (an allosteric effector) or to regulation of an enzyme involving cooperativity between multiple binding sites (allosteric sites).

allosteric site that subunit of an enzyme molecule which binds with a nonsubstrate molecule, inducing a change in form or shape that results in inactivation of the enzyme for its substrate.

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allosteric

pertaining to an effect on the biological function of a protein, produced by a compound not directly involved in that function (an allosteric effector) or to regulation of an enzyme involving cooperativity between multiple binding sites (allosteric sites).

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allosteric enzymes

any enzymes containing an allosteric site, where effector molecules can bind to increase or decrease the rate of reaction, in addition to an active site for substrate binding. Allosteric enzymes exhibit sigmoidal rather than Michaelis-Menten kinetics.

allosteric site

that site on an enzyme molecule which binds with a nonsubstrate molecule, inducing a conformational change that results in an alteration of the affinity of the enzyme for its substrate.