ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
CRALBP
;
11-cis retinaldehyde
;
retinal pigment epithelium
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary 11-cis retinaldehyde binding analysis was performed on a bovine retinal pigment epithelium preparation of cellular retinaldehyde binding protein (CRALBP), whose purity degree was estimated as 75%. Equilibrium binding studies were carried out measuring the replacement of tritium-labeled with unlabeled 11-cis retinaldehyde at 25°C. Analysis of the experimental data both by a direct curve-fitting procedure utilizing a non linear least square regression analysis and by a conventional Scatchard plot revealed a single non-interacting binding site with an apparent equilibrium constant of 0.9×10−7 M. A binding stoichiometry of approximately 1 mol of 11-cis retinaldehyde/mol of binding protein can be calculated from the experimental data. Competition studies carried out in the presence of unlabeled ‘trans’ and ‘cis’ isomers of Vitamin A derivatives confirm the high degree of specificity of the 11-cis retinaldehyde binding.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02143594
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