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Substrate vs Cooperativity - What's the difference?

substrate | cooperativity |

In context|biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between substrate and cooperativity

is that substrate is (biochemistry) what an enzyme acts upon while cooperativity is (biochemistry) an interaction between the substrate binding sites of an allosteric enzyme in which binding at one site increases or decreases binding at another.

As nouns the difference between substrate and cooperativity

is that substrate is (biochemistry) what an enzyme acts upon while cooperativity is (biochemistry) an interaction between the substrate binding sites of an allosteric enzyme in which binding at one site increases or decreases binding at another.

As a verb substrate

is (obsolete|transitive) to strew or lay under.

As an adjective substrate

is having very slight furrows.

substrate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) What an enzyme acts upon.
  • (biology) A surface on which an organism grows or to which it is attached.
  • The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.
  • An underlying layer; a substratum.
  • (linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
  • (plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
  • (construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
  • The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
  • The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.
    Stream substrate affects fish longevity.

    Verb

    (substrat)
  • (obsolete) To strew or lay under.
  • * Boyle
  • The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having very slight furrows.
  • cooperativity

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cooperativity) (cooperativities)
  • (biochemistry) An interaction between the substrate binding sites of an allosteric enzyme in which binding at one site increases or decreases binding at another