allosteric

American  

[al-uh-ster-ik, -steer-] / ˌæl əˈstɛr ɪk, -ˈstɪər- /

adjective

Biochemistry.

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

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allosteric British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• allosterically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of allosteric

First recorded in 1960–65; allo- + steric

Example Sentences

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allosteric

The allosteric binding region is located between TAS2R14 and its coupled G protein is called G-protein alpha.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024

"While enzyme and allosteric regulation which controls metabolism was suppressed in typical mice during feeding, we were surprised to find that the reverse occurred in obese mice and that this activity increased."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024

The study provides the first ever complete map of allosteric sites for any complete protein in any species.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2023

Additionally, ATP is an allosteric regulator of some of the enzymes involved in the catabolic breakdown of sugar, the process that creates ATP.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

When an allosteric inhibitor binds to a region on an enzyme, all active sites on the protein subunits are changed slightly such that they bind their substrates with less efficiency.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013