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Rod Hori
University of Tennessee
Introduction, Langmuir Isotherm and
Scatchard Plot
Protein Binding Interactions are
Important in Protein Function
Examples
Myoglobin and Hemoglobin
Antibodies
Glucocorticoid Receptor
Enzymes
(Additional ones listed in supplement.)
Protein Binding Interactions are
Important in Pharmaceuticals
Examples
1. LisPro
2. Allopurinol
Binding Equilibria
P+A PA
[P][A]
Kd =
[PA]
[PA]
r= =
[Pt]
How Much Ligand Does the Protein Bind at a
Given Ligand Concentration?
[PA]
r= (from previous slide)
[Pt]
[PA] [PA]
r= =
[Pt] [PA] + [P]
[P] [A]
Substitute into Kd =
[PA]
[A]
r= Langmuir Isotherm****
Kd + [A]
Saturation Binding Curve
[A]
Saturation Binding Curve
[A]
r =
Kd + [A]
r 0.5 [A]
0.5 =
Kd + [A]
=> Kd = [A]
Kd
[A]
Scatchard Plot
r 1 r
= -
[A] Kd Kd
Graphical representation of
Scatchard plot
-1
Slope =
Kd
r
[A]
r
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