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allosteric
[ al-uh-ster-ik, -steer- ]
adjective
, Biochemistry.
- pertaining to regulation of the rate of an enzymatic process.
allosteric
/ ˌæləʊˈstɪərɪk /
adjective
- biochem of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
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- allo·steri·cal·ly adverb
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Origin of allosteric1
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