Meanings
adjectiveallosteric (not comparable)
- not comparablebiochemistryThat binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive
Origin
From allo- (“other”) + -steric.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَفَارُغِيّ
- تَفَارُغِيّ (tafāruḡiyy)of an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site
Chinese Mandarin 别构的
- 别构的 (biégòu de)of an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site
Czech alosterický
- alosterickýof an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site
German allosterisch
- allosterischof an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site
Italian allosterico
- allostericoof an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site
Persian آلوستریک
- آلوستریک (âlosterik)of an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site
Polish allosteryczny
- allosterycznyof an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site
Portuguese alostérico
- alostéricoof an enzyme: that binds a compound on an inactive site
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APA
allosteric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosteric
MLA
“allosteric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosteric. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allosteric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosteric.
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