Definition of Allostery

1. Noun. The quality of being allosteric ¹

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Definition of Allostery

1. [n -RIES]

Medical Definition of Allostery

1. A phenomenon in which a small ligand binds to a receptor site ona protein, changes the shape of the protein and thus changes the specificityof a second site (either anotherreceptor or an enzyme activesite) on that protein. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allostery

allosauroid
allosauroids
allosaurs
allosaurus
allosauruses
allose
allosensitization
allostasis
allosteric
allosteric enzyme
allosteric site
allosterically
allosteries
allosterism
allostery (current term)
allot
allotetraploid
allotetraploids
allotetraploidy
allotheism
allotheistic
allotherm
allothreonine
allothreonines
allotment
allotmenteer
allotmenteering
allotments
alloton

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