exosite

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noun

A secondary binding site, remote from the active site, on a protein

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Meanings

nounexosite (plural exosites)

plural exosites

  1. biochemistryA secondary binding site, remote from the active site, on a protein

Origin

From exo- + site.

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APA

exosite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exosite

MLA

“exosite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exosite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exosite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exosite.

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