| Literature DB >> 1237294 |
D B Hope, M Wälti, D J Winzor.
Abstract
The interaction of oxytocin with bovine neurophysin II in 0.1 M-sodium phosphate, pH 5.8, was investigated by equilibrium-dialysis and sedimentation studies. Sigmoidality of the binding curve is attributed to isomerization, either hormone-induced or pre-existing, with preferential binding of oxytocin to one isomeric state. Results are consistent with a binding equation of the form r = (2P[S]+2PQ[S]2)/(1+2P[S]+PQ[S]2) and values of 0.7 X 10(5)M-1 and 1.3 X 10(5)M-1 for P and Q respectively. The significance of these two parameters in relation to current theories of allostery is also discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 1237294 PMCID: PMC1165455 DOI: 10.1042/bj1470377
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857