allosteric

[ al-uh-ster-ik, -steer- ]

adjective

, Biochemistry.

1. pertaining to regulation of the rate of an enzymatic process.

allosteric

/ ˌæləʊˈstɪərɪk /

adjective

1. 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

Other Words From

• allo·steri·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of allosteric¹

First recorded in 1960–65; allo- + steric