active site
nounDefinition of active site
: a region on the surface of an enzyme whose shape permits binding only of a specific molecular substrate that then undergoes catalysis
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Neither charter school has an active site within those districts, but instead has locations in other districts, including Grossmont Union High School District. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Three Learn4Life charter school sites will be shut down on judge’s order," 12 June 2019 The park, which borders LACMA, also remains an active site for scientific research, with paleontologists excavating there 361 days a year. — Julia Wick, latimes.com, "Essential California: A new face for the La Brea Tar Pits on a changing Wilshire Boulevard," 7 June 2019 The two churches were able to retain their names and will continue as active sites of the new parish. — Maryann Pisano, chicagotribune.com, "'The Fourth of July brings everyone together': Newly united parish among 75 entrants in Elmwood Park parade," 7 July 2018 The nation’s active sites get an average of 8,700 requests to access their stocks annually, according to Peter Bretting, who oversees the system. — Sena Christian, Newsweek, "Breakfast in Post-Apocalypse America: Inside Colorado's Fort Knox of Food," 19 Nov. 2015 Citrus samples are sent from the USDA active site collection in Riverside, California. — Sena Christian, Newsweek, "Breakfast in Post-Apocalypse America: Inside Colorado's Fort Knox of Food," 19 Nov. 2015 This method revealed five particular amino acids that comprise the likely active site. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, "A randomly generated, totally novel enzyme rescues mutant bacteria," 20 Jan. 2018 At these active sites, crop species experts evaluate, grow and distribute germplasm to researchers, professors and breeders worldwide. — Sena Christian, Newsweek, "Breakfast in Post-Apocalypse America: Inside Colorado's Fort Knox of Food," 19 Nov. 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'active site.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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