Question

Explain the mechanism of allosteric regulation and provide examples how this mechanism can be used to tune the flow of molecules in a metabolic pathway.

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Explain the mechanism of allosteric regulation and provide examples how this mechanism can be used to tune the flow of molecules in a metabolic pathway.

Ans.In biochemistry allosteric regulation is the regulation of an enzyme by binding an effector molecule at a site other then the enzyme's active site.this site to which the effector binds is terned the allosteric site.

Enzymes serve in the capacity of a catalyst in these reactions.glycolysis,aerobic respiration,citric cycle,and oxidative phosphorylation are the examples of metabolic pathway that are employed by most all living organisms in some capacity to secure their individual cells energy requirements.