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allostery /al·lo·ste·ry/ (al´o-ster″e) the condition in which binding of a substrate, product, or other effector to a subunit of a multi-subunit enzyme at a site (allosteric site) other than the functional site alters its conformation and functional properties.

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allosteric allosterism			In the present study allostery was revealed in the protein kinase A catalysed reaction of peptide phosphorylation, and the effect was quantified in terms of the interaction factor [alpha] for seven substrates. Single-subunit allostery in the kinetics of peptide phosphorylation ... by Kuznetsov, Aleksei; Jarv, Jaak / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Importantly, an action in one domain could affect other, distally located sites, an event termed allostery (Kern and Zuiderweg 2004). Meeting report: structural determination of environmentally ... by Reinlib, Leslie / Environmental Health Perspectives This property is allostery, and a protein is allosteric if it can increase or decrease its ability to participate in a reaction. The new frontier in clinical laboratory science by Capetandes, Anthony / Medical Laboratory Observer			allopentaploid allophenic alloplasia alloplast alloplastic alloplastic maneuver alloplasty alloploid alloploidy allopolyploid allopolyploidy allopsychic allopurinol allopurinol sodium alloreactive alloreactivity allorhythmia allosensitization Allosex Avoidance allosome allostatic load allosteric allosteric site allosteric sites allosterism allostery allotetraploid allotherm allotope allotransplant allotransplantation allotrichia circumscripta allotrio- allotriodontia allotriogeustia allotriophagia allotriploid allotrope allotrophic allotropic allotropism allotropy allotype allowable benefits allowable charge allowable costs allowable dose allowable error allowable expenses allowance alloxan			Allostatic load allosteric allosteric allosteric allosteric activation allosteric activation allosteric activation Allosteric Control allosteric effector allosteric effector allosteric effector Allosteric enzyme Allosteric enzyme Allosteric enzyme allosteric enzymes allosteric enzymes allosteric modulator Allosteric regulation Allosteric regulation Allosteric regulation allosteric site allosteric site allosteric site allosteric site allosteric site allosteric sites allosteric transition allosterically allosterically allosterism allostery allot allot allot allot allot the parts allot to alloted Allotetraploid Allotetraploid Allotetraploid Allotetraploidy Allotetraploidy Allotetraploidy Allotheism Allotheria allotherm allothigene allothimorph allothogene allothogenic alloting allotment allotment allotment allotment Allotment (gardening) allotment by chance Allotment Fund Code Allotment garden Allotment Land Tenure

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