Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry
Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781464126116
Author: David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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To determine: The situation in which a protein has multiple subunits, each with a single ligand-binding site. Binding to one site decreases the binding affinity of other sites for the ligand.

Introduction:

The cooperative binding of oxygen to the hemoglobin was first described by Archibald Hill in 1910. The cooperative binding of oxygen to Hb is a form of allosteric binding in which the binding of one ligand (oxygen) affects the binding affinities of other remaining binding sites of the receptor molecule. The measure of the degree of cooperativity is denoted by nH, the Hill coefficient. If nH is equal to 1, the binding of ligand is not cooperative, if nH is greater than 1, the ligand binding indicates positive cooperativity, and if nH is less than 1 the ligand binding indicates the negative cooperativity. The plotting of hill equations on a plot of log Y versus log L is called a Hill plot.

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(b)

To determine: The situation in which a protein is a single polypeptide with two ligand-binding site, each having a different affinity for the ligand.

Introduction:

The cooperative binding of oxygen to the hemoglobin was first described by Archibald Hill in 1910. The cooperative binding of oxygen to Hb is a form of allosteric binding in which the binding of one ligand (oxygen) affects the binding affinities of other remaining binding sites of the receptor molecule. The measure of the degree of cooperativity is denoted by nH, the Hill coefficient. If nH is equal to 1, the binding of ligand is not cooperative, if nH is greater than 1, the ligand binding indicates positive cooperativity, and if nH is less than 1 the ligand binding indicates the negative cooperativity. The plotting of hill equations on a plot of log Y versus log L is called a Hill plot.

Summary Introduction

(c)

To determine: The situation in which a protein is a single polypeptide with a single ligand-binding site. As purified, the protein preparation is heterogenous, containing some protein molecules that are partially denatured and thus have a lower binding affinity for the ligand.

Introduction:

The cooperative binding of oxygen to the hemoglobin was first described by Archibald Hill in 1910. The cooperative binding of oxygen to Hb is a form of allosteric binding in which the binding of one ligand (oxygen) affects the binding affinities of other remaining binding sites of the receptor molecule. The measure of the degree of cooperativity is denoted by nH, the Hill coefficient. If nH is equal to 1, the binding of ligand is not cooperative, if nH is greater than 1, the ligand binding indicates positive cooperativity, and if nH is less than 1 the ligand binding indicates the negative cooperativity. The plotting of hill equations on a plot of log Y versus log L is called a Hill plot.

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