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noun Biochemistry.

the part of an enzyme that interacts with the substrate during catalysis.

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Origin of active site

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby active site

active optics, active reason, active safety, active service, active shooter, active site, active sun, active transport, active vocabulary, active voice, activewear

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How to use active site in a sentence

Second, it must correct the protein’s rogue behavior—for example, shut off the protein’s active site and disable its ability to cause harm.
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The redesign involved swapping out some amino acids at the active site for others.
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So I drove around the corner to the trailhead of the logging road that led back to the crash site.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods|James Higdon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Instead, the man and woman in the truck wanted to know where the crash site was and whether would I show them.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods|James Higdon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
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The escort site Cowboys4Angels peddles chiseled, hot-bodied men and their smoldering model looks to women willing to pay.
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But it never has been the site of equal mercy, and it never will be.
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We must have motif first, then technique to adapt and adjust expression and to develop facility in the active agents.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
With the announcement of the thirty-six directors, it was possible to proceed to the active opening of the institutions.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
He became one of the assistants of Mr. Wesley, and was active in the service of the church.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The opposite of these two methods of rote learning is my method, which injects an active process between each pair of words.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
He continued active till his 35th year, when he began to decline, and died of water in the chest.
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Scientific definitions for active site

active site

The part of an enzyme where the catalytic activity on the substrate takes place. See more at enzyme.

Cultural definitions for active site

active site

The part of an enzyme or antibody where a chemical reaction occurs.