heterotropic

Adjective

heterotropic (not comparable)

1. Concerning an effect in one entity that is controlled or influenced by a separate entity, such as when one ligand influences the binding of another ligand.
   • This behavior is analogous to that of any cooperative binding protein, such as hemoglobin (18, 19 ), although in this case, cooperativity is observed between heterotropic rather than homotropic ligands.2000 October 27, Kenneth E. Prehoda et al., “Integration of Multiple Signals Through Cooperative Regulation of the N-WASP-Arp2/3 Complex”, in Science, volume 290, number 5492, →DOI, pages 801–806
   • Some allosteric enzymes exhibit mixed homotropic and heterotropic interactions.2002, N. V. Bhagavan, Medical Biochemistry, →ISBN, page 111
2. Concerning a process that abnormally takes place outside of its normal system as well as within its normal system.
   • Heterotropic pregnancy occurs when intrauterine and ectopic pregnancies coexist.2007, Jonathan S. Berek, Berek & Novak's Gynecology, →ISBN, page 629
   • Various hereditary conditions and congenital condition give rise to heterotropic calcification something abnormal in metabolic and endocrinal functions also give rise to deposition of calcium in extraskeletal system.2009, Kulkarni, Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma, →ISBN, page 2524
3. Arising from the interaction of separate people or entities.
   • At the end of the twentieth century Nature is alive and well, permeating the experience of everyday life as a riotous profusion of heterotropic images, signs and discursive constructs.1998, Andrew Herod, Gearóid Ó Tuathail, Gerard Toal, An Unruly World?: Globalization, Governance, and Geography, →ISBN
   • In contrast, heterotropic intentional mental states, intentional acts and actions cannot be performed and experienced by a single individual: heterotropic states, acts and actions necessarily refer to and depend on other individuals, i.e. they involve at least two individuals.2013, Anita Konzelmann Ziv, Hans Bernhard Schmid, Institutions, Emotions, and Group Agents, →ISBN, page 121