Just to be a pedantic pain - Km is not necessarily Kd.  I
think that assumption only holds if the chemical step
following substrate binding is rate-limiting.
   Phoebe


---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:34:59 +0100
>From: mesters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
>Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] co-crystallization  
>To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>
>Yes!, there is:
>
>the fraction of occupied protein with substance can be
calculated: S / 
>(S + Km) with S being the concentration of the compound.
>
>So, if S = Km, half of the sites are occupied (it follows from 
>Michaelis-Menten theory).
>
>In order to saturate the enzyme for 90,90909 % with the compound:
>
>1) S = 10 x Kd (concentration of S at least 10 times the Kd)
>and
>2) S > P (total concentration of S must be larger than total 
>concentration of protein or "binding sites")
>
>Depending on the solubility of the compound, this is not always 
>possible. In such a case, you need to use DMSO and/or add
solid compound 
>to the protein solution and leave it for quite some time for the 
>compound to finally bind to the protein.
>
>- J. -
>
>
>yangliuqing wrote:
>> Hello,everyone,
>> I have a question for cocrystallization, is there some
relationship 
>> between Km value and substrate concentration when making 
>> cocrystallization? How can I know the substrate is enough
for binding?
>> Thank you very much!
>> liuqing
>>
>>
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