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NALT Full

Preferred term

active sites

Type

Topic

Definition

Protein or enzyme structural motifs that bind to other substances and activate the function of the proteins or enzymes.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

chemical structure

Related concepts

Synonyms

catalytic domain
catalytic sites

In other languages

sitios activos

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/3929

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