Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6th Edition

Published by W.H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1-42923-414-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-42923-414-6

Chapter 5 - Protein Function - Problems - Page 184: 1

Answer

Protein B will have higher affinity for the ligand X. $K_{d}$ of protein B for ligand X is lower than protein A. $K_{a}$ for protein A is $10^{6} M^-{1} $ and for B it is $10^{9} M^-{1}$

Work Step by Step

$K_{a}$ is the inverse of $K_{d}$.
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