cooperativity

American  

[koh-op-er-uh-tiv-i-tee] / koʊˌɒp ər əˈtɪv ɪ ti /

Or co-operativity

noun

Biochemistry.

1. the increase or decrease in the rate of interaction between a reactant and a protein as the reactant concentration increases.

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cooperativity British  

/ kəʊˌɒpərəˈtɪvɪtɪ /

noun

1. biochem chem an interaction between structural units within a molecule or between molecules in an assemblage that enables the system to respond more sharply to an external change than would isolated units

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Etymology

Origin of cooperativity

cooperative + -ity

Example Sentences

The researchers likened a political science macroscopic concept, known as the "collective action" barrier, with the chemical property of cooperativity, which accelerates microscopic molecular transformations from one chemical state to another.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2024

Three binding curves with negative cooperativity and different values of k are shown on the graph.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Describe conditions in which there is an advantage in having a low value of k with negative cooperativity.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Describe the features of this curve in the graph above that demonstrate negative cooperativity.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This structure enables amyloids to grow by recruitment of the same protein and its repetition can transform a weak biological activity into a potent one through cooperativity and avidity.

From Nature • Nov. 8, 2016