"exosite" meaning in English

See exosite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: exosites [plural]
Etymology: From exo- + site. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|exo|site}} exo- + site Head templates: {{en-noun}} exosite (plural exosites)
  1. (biochemistry) A secondary binding site, remote from the active site, on a protein Wikipedia link: exosite Categories (topical): Biochemistry

Inflected forms

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