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ERIC Number: EJ759181
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Nov
Pages: 4
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1470-8175
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Analyzing Ligand Depletion in a Saturation Equilibrium Binding Experiment
Claro, Enrique
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, v34 n6 p428-431 Nov 2006
I present a proposal for a laboratory practice to generate and analyze data from a saturation equilibrium binding experiment addressed to advanced undergraduate students. [[superscript 3]H]Quinuclidinyl benzilate is a nonselective muscarinic ligand with very high affinity and very low nonspecific binding to brain membranes, which contain a high density of muscarinic receptors. These features allow the instructor to devote especial emphasis to evaluate ligand depletion, and therefore, stress the subtle but fundamental difference between total (added) ligand and free ligand concentration at equilibrium.
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Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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