- catalytic site
- in an enzyme, the portion of the active site that converts the substrate to a reaction product or otherwise interacts with it. Cf. binding s.
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catalytic site
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active site — n a region esp. of a biologically active protein (as an enzyme) where catalytic activity takes place and whose shape permits the binding only of a specific reactant molecule * * * the part of an enzyme or other catalyst at which the reaction… … Medical dictionary
allosteric site — a specific site on a multi subunit enzyme that is not the substrate binding site but that when reversibly bound by an effector induces a conformational change in the enzyme, altering its catalytic properties … Medical dictionary
binding site — in an enzyme or other protein, the three dimensional configuration of specific groups on specific amino acids that binds particular compounds such as substrates or effectors, with high affinity and specificity. Cf. catalytic s … Medical dictionary
