allosteric activation

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allosteric activation [¦a·lə¦stir·ik ‚ak·tə′vāshən]

(biochemistry)

The increase in an enzyme's activity that occurs when an allosteric effector binds to its specific regulatory site on the enzyme. Also known as positive allosteric control.

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