adjective
- relating to the regulation of an enzyme by the binding of an effector molecule at a site other than the enzyme’s active site
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- The allosteric enzyme changes shape when the regulatory molecule binds to it.
- Allosteric regulation allows cells to control metabolic pathways efficiently.
- The researcher studied allosteric effects on protein function.
- Allosteric inhibition occurs when a molecule binds away from the active site.
- Many drugs work through allosteric mechanisms to modify enzyme activity.
- The allosteric site is distinct from where the substrate normally binds.