Definition of allosteric in English:
allosteric
adjective ˌaləˈstɛrɪkˌaləˈstɪərɪkˌaləˈsterik
Biochemistry Relating to or denoting the alteration of the activity of an enzyme by means of a conformational change induced by a different molecule.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although numerous allosteric enzymes were studied, much less information is available concerning the coordinated regulation of activities in multienzymatic complexes.
- All of the interacting proteins and protein enzymes involved in allosteric regulation are controlled by gene expression.
- Could similar phenomena occur at other enzymes, particularly allosteric enzymes where structurally similar dihydrofolate plays a regulatory role?
- Physiological biochemistry has emphasized the role of key regulatory enzymes that display allosteric control and nonequilibrium reaction states.
- The effectors that modulate the activity of these allosteric enzymes are of two types.