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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-2-19
pubmed:abstractText
Equilibrium dialysis is often used to study the binding of steroids to proteins. With this technique it is customary to determine the percent bound and unbound steroid in the sample, the affinity constant for the steroid-protein binding reaction, and the concentration of binding sites on the protein. Investigators have used many different ratios of dialysis buffer to sample volumes in their experiments assuming that the equilibrium in the post-dialysis sample was the same as existed before dialysis. Chemical equilibrium expressions for the system before and after dialysis indicate that during dialysis the concentration of steroid in the sample decreases resulting in a new equilibrium in which the percent bound and unbound are different from the original sample. The magnitude of the difference between the pre- and post-dialysis systems is proportional to the ratio of dialysis buffer to sample volumes. Accurate values for the affinity constant and binding site can be obtained only if this change in the equilibrium is considered.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0039-128X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
393-403
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
A source of error in equilibrium dialysis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.