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allosteric

allosteric adjective: that binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive.

Adjective

allosteric (not comparable)

  1. That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive

Noun

allosteric (plural allosterics)

  1. An allosteric modulator

allosteric meaning in Arabic and Persian

allosteric in Arabic

of an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site
تَفَارُغِيّ tafāruḡiyy

allosteric in Persian

of an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site
آلوستریک âlosterik

Forms of allosteric

pluralallosterics

Origin of allosteric

From allo- (“other”) + -steric.

Words formed from allosteric

Questions about allosteric

What does allosteric mean?
Allosteric means that binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive.
What is allosteric in Arabic?
Allosteric in Arabic is تَفَارُغِيّ (tafāruḡiyy). See Allosteric meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is allosteric?
Allosteric can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near allosteric in the dictionary

  1. allosperm
  2. allosperms
  3. allostasis
  4. allostatic
  5. allostatically
  6. allosteric
  7. allosterical
  8. allosterically
  9. allostericity
  10. allosterics
  11. allosterism

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