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allosteric /al·lo·ster·ic/ (al″o-ster´ik) pertaining to allostery. 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). 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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