title: [Theoretical studies on the influence of binding constants of hemoglobin for ATP and 2,3-diphosphoglycerate on erythrocyte glycolysis].
abstract: In the red blood cell exist a binding equilibrium of ATP and 2,3-DPG with hemoglobin. For the metabolism only the free active levels of organic phosphates are relevant. The binding constants of hemoglobin increase with decreasing temperature and pH. Using a stoichometric model of glycolysis, the change of free concentrations by altered binding constants and its import on the energy metabolism of the erythrocyte was theoretically studied. The results are: 1. Total ATP-content (bound plus free ATP) does not depend on the binding properties of hemoglobin. 2. Total 2,3-DPG-content is changed by altered binding constants of hemoglobin. The direction of change depends on the ratio energy-consumption/substrate-uptake. 3. In the case of strong binding of organic phosphates to hemoglobin the experimentally measurable total ATP-content does not reflect the free ATP-concentration in the cell water. As a result of binding, free ATP may be low even if total ATP is unchanged. 4. The free concentration of 2,3-DPG always parallels the total content.
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000097:blood*; D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006019:Glycolysis; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008433:Mathematics; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids; D006454:Hemoglobins; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D008274:Magnesium
vernacular_title: Theoretische Untersuchung über den Einfluss der Bindungskonstanten von Hämoglobin für ATP und 2,3-Diphosphoglyzerat auf die Erythrozytenglykolyse.