Isothermal titration calorimetry for drug design: Precision of the enthalpy and binding constant measurements and comparison of the instruments

V Linkuvienė, G Krainer, WY Chen, D Matulis - Analytical Biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
V Linkuvienė, G Krainer, WY Chen, D Matulis
Analytical Biochemistry, 2016Elsevier
Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is one of the most robust label-and immobilization-free
techniques used to measure protein–small molecule interactions in drug design for the
simultaneous determination of the binding affinity (Δ G) and the enthalpy (ΔH), both of which
are important parameters for structure-thermodynamics correlations. It is important to
evaluate the precision of the method and of various ITC instrument models by performing a
single well-characterized reaction. The binding between carbonic anhydrase II and …
Abstract
Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is one of the most robust label- and immobilization-free techniques used to measure protein – small molecule interactions in drug design for the simultaneous determination of the binding affinity (ΔG) and the enthalpy (ΔH), both of which are important parameters for structure-thermodynamics correlations. It is important to evaluate the precision of the method and of various ITC instrument models by performing a single well-characterized reaction. The binding between carbonic anhydrase II and acetazolamide was measured by four ITC instruments – PEAQ-ITC, iTC200, VP-ITC, and MCS-ITC and the standard deviation of ΔG and ΔH was determined. Furthermore, the limit of an approach to reduce the protein concentration was studied for a high-affinity reaction (Kd = 0.3 nM), too tight to be measured by direct (non-displacement) ITC. Chemical validation of the enthalpy measurements is discussed.
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