allosteric

noun

Meaning

An allosteric modulator
(of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes conformation in order to become either active or inactive

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Related words

allosterical(English)allostetic(English)endosteric(English)peristeric(English)exo-steric(English)competitive(English)orthosteric(English)bioactivable(English)modulator(English)gaba(English)anxiolytic(English)effector(English)

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