MODULATORY SITE

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N., Pam M.S.
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in biochemistry, a modulatory site is found on a receptor molecule which when bound with a ligand alters the primary receptors response.

MODULATORY SITE: "In reference to biochemistry, a modulatory site is found on a molecule and it is where another molecule will bind to it. "

Related Psychology Terms

  1. NMDA RECEPTOR
  2. AFFINITY
  3. NONCOMPETITIVE
  4. DOPAMINE RECEPTOR
  5. G PROTEIN
  6. AMPA RECEPTOR
  7. INVERSE AGONIST
  8. KAINATE RECEPTOR
  9. LIGAND-GATED ION CHANNEL
  10. PHARMACOLOGICAL ANTAGONISM
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "MODULATORY SITE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/modulatory-site/ (accessed November 23, 2020).
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