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What is allosteric enzyme ?

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Some enzymes have a second site of activity other than the active or catalytic site called allosteric site or regulatory site. This site may bind to different chemicals and control the conformation of active site. Such enzymes are called allosteric enzyme, e.g., glucokinase, phosphofructokinase.
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