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exosite

exosite noun: a secondary binding site, remote from the active site, on a protein.

Noun

exosite (plural exosites)

  1. A secondary binding site, remote from the active site, on a protein

Forms of exosite

pluralexosites

Origin of exosite

From exo- + site.

Questions about exosite

What does exosite mean?
Exosite means a secondary binding site, remote from the active site, on a protein.
What part of speech is exosite?
Exosite is a noun.
What is the plural of exosite?
The plural of exosite is exosites.

Words near exosite in the dictionary

  1. exosemiotic
  2. exosemiotics
  3. exoserosis
  4. exosialidase
  5. exosialidases
  6. exosite
  7. exosites
  8. exoskarn
  9. exoskarns
  10. exoskeleta
  11. exoskeletal

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