Find the word definition

Wiktionary
allosteric

a. (context biochemistry of an enzyme English) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes conformation in order to become either active or inactive

Usage examples of "allosteric".

The assembled amino string of an allosteric enzyme can tangle into two different shapes.

Link the logical feeds of an allosteric circuit together, and the molecule virtually lives.

One allosteric enzyme, working by itself, is already a formidable machine, reactively linking unrelated substances.

Genemod enzymes are designed to eliminate, through allosteric interactions, any subjective feelings of hunger.