allosteric
allosteric Applied to a protein molecule that has two or more sites at which it can bind (combine) with other molecules, such that binding with one influences its binding with another. Some (allosteric) enzymes, for example, bind in the usual way at one site while at another site they combine with a substance that inhibits their activity.
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