allosterism
[ăl′ō-stĕr′ĭz′əm]
n.
A change in the activity and conformation of an enzyme resulting from the binding of a compound at a site on the enzyme other than the active binding site.
Nearby words
- allosaur,
- allosaurus,
- allosome,
- allosteric,
- allosteric site,
- allot,
- allotment,
- allotransplant,
- allotransplantation,
- allotrichia circumscripta
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