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extracatalytic

extracatalytic adjective: outside the catalytic domain of an enzyme.

Adjective

extracatalytic (not comparable)

  1. Outside the catalytic domain of an enzyme
    • We conclude that Fu binds to Su(fu) and to Cos2 through distinct regions in the extracatalytic domain, (aa361-390 and aa504-805, respectively), and that disruption of Fu kinase activity does not affect the ability of Fu to bind to Su(fu) and Cos2.2015 August 14, “A Comparison of Ci/Gli Activity as Regulated by Sufu in Drosophila and Mammalian Hedgehog Response”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of extracatalytic

From extra- + catalytic.

Questions about extracatalytic

What does extracatalytic mean?
Extracatalytic means outside the catalytic domain of an enzyme.
What part of speech is extracatalytic?
Extracatalytic is an adjective.

Words near extracatalytic in the dictionary

  1. extracapsular
  2. extracapsularly
  3. extracardiac
  4. extracardial
  5. extracarpal
  6. extracatalytic
  7. extracaveolar
  8. extracavernous
  9. extracavitary
  10. extracellular
  11. extracellular matrices

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