<biochemistry, chemistry> Of a binding site in a protein, usually an enzyme. ... The catalytic function of an enzyme may be modified by interaction with small molecules, not only at the active site, but also at a spatially distinct (allosteric) site of different specificity. ... Of a protein, a protein possessing such a site. An allosteric ef...
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(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).
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Characteristic of some proteins, especially enzymes, in which a compound combines with a site on the protein other than the active site, resulting in a change in confirmation at the active site.
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Of a binding site in a protein, usually an enzyme. The catalytic function of an enzyme may be modified by interaction with small molecules, not only at the active site, but also at a spatially distinct (allosteric) site of different specificity. Of a protein, a protein possessing such a site. An allosteric effector is a molecule bound at such a site that increases or decreases the activity of the enzyme.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: al′ō-ster′ik Definitions: 1. Pertaining to or characterized by allosterism.
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(al;uo-ster;ik) A term used with reference to the alteration of an enzyme's activity as a result of its combination with a regulator molecule. Allosteric inhibition by an end product represents negative feedback control of an enzyme's activity.
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allosteric Referring to an alteration at one site that affects functions at another site.
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pertaining to regulation of the rate of an enzymatic process.
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