allosteric

[ al-uh-ster-ik, -steer- ]
/ ˌæl əˈstɛr ɪk, -ˈstɪər- /

adjective Biochemistry.

pertaining to regulation of the rate of an enzymatic process.

Origin of allosteric

First recorded in 1960–65; allo- + steric

OTHER WORDS FROM allosteric

al·lo·ster·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby allosteric

allopurinol, allorhythmia, allosaur, allosaurus, allosome, allosteric, allosteric site, allosterism, allot, allotment, allotransplant

British Dictionary definitions for allosteric

allosteric
/ (ˌæləʊˈstɪərɪk) /

adjective

biochem of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule