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ALLOSTERY [2 records]

Record 1 2002-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The influencing of an ezyme activity, or the binding of a ligand to a protein, by a change in the conformation of the protein, brought about by the binding of a substrate or other effector at a site (allosteric site) other than the active site of the protein.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Propriété de certaines protéines enzymatiques ou non qui peuvent changer de structure spatiale lorsqu'elles sont liées à un effecteur qui peut être le ligand lui-même, un activateur ou un inhibiteur.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
DEF

The property of an enzyme able to shift reversibly between an active and inactive configuration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Génétique
DEF

Propriété d'une enzyme dont l'activité est modifiée lorsque sa structure spatiale tertiaire est transformée par une molécule organique fixée à un site allostérique différent du site actif de l'enzyme.

Spanish

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