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Determination of Protein-ligand Interactions Using Differential Scanning Fluorimetry
Published on: September 13, 2014
Determination of binding thermodynamics
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Abstract:
This unit serves as a starting point for exploring the thermodynamic properties of interactions between small molecules and DNA. It covers the determination of simple, apparent association/dissociation constants. The concentration of DNA-bound ligand and free ligand are determined and a binding constant is extracted from these data. Data gathering and curve fitting are discussed.
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