"allosteric" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more allosteric [comparative], most allosteric [superlative]
Etymology: allo- (“other”) + steric (“arrangement of atoms in space”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|allo|steric|gloss1=other|gloss2=arrangement of atoms in space}} allo- (“other”) + steric (“arrangement of atoms in space”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} allosteric (comparative more allosteric, superlative most allosteric)
  1. (biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: allosterically, nonallosteric Related terms: allostery Translations (of an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site): تَفَارُغِيّ (tafāruḡiyy) (Arabic), 别构的 (biégòu de) (Chinese Mandarin), alosterický (Czech), allosterisch (German), allosteryczny (Polish), alostérico (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-allosteric-en-adj-Eb3tBErx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with allo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 64 36 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

Forms: allosterics [plural]
Etymology: allo- (“other”) + steric (“arrangement of atoms in space”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|allo|steric|gloss1=other|gloss2=arrangement of atoms in space}} allo- (“other”) + steric (“arrangement of atoms in space”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} allosteric (plural allosterics)
  1. (biochemistry) An allosteric modulator Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-allosteric-en-noun-nMBqf8Al Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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