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What Is the Defining Characteristic of an Allosteric Protein

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What is the defining characteristic of an allosteric protein?


A) They contain two polypeptide chains,with each being an exact mirror image of the other.
B) They contain only one ligand-binding site,but because the specificity is low,many different ligands can bind to it.
C) They contain two ligand-binding sites,one that activates the protein when a ligand binds,and the other that inactivates the protein when the same ligand binds.
D) They contain more than one ligand-binding site,and noncovalent binding of a ligand to one site alters the shape of other ligand-binding sites.
E) They contain no binding sites of their own,but act by modulating the activity of other proteins.

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