allosteric

English

Etymology

From allo- (“other”) +‎ -steric.

Adjective

allosteric (not comparable)

1. (biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive

Derived terms

• allosterically
• nonallosteric

Related terms

• allostery
• orthosteric

Translations

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

Arabic: تَفَارُغِيّ (tafāruḡiyy) Chinese: Mandarin: 别构的 (biégòu de) Czech: alosterický German: allosterisch Italian: allosterico (it) Kazakh: аллостериялық (allosteriälyq) Polish: allosteryczny Portuguese: alostérico

Noun

allosteric (plural allosterics)

1. (biochemistry) An allosteric modulator

Anagrams

• allocrites, cloisteral, corallites, sclerotial