allosteric
Adjective

allosteric

  1. (biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes conformation in order to become either active or inactive
Related terms Translations
  • Portuguese: alostérico
Noun

allosteric (plural allosterics)

  1. (biochemistry) An allosteric modulator



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