title: Multiple classes of binding sites for palmitic acid on the fatty acid-binding protein molecule.
abstract: Binding characteristics of fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) toward palmitic acid were studied. On the analysis of the interaction between FABP and [3H]palmitic acid over a wide range of concentrations of the fatty acid, at least three saturation plateaux were observed. By Scatchard-plot analysis, it appeared that FABP possesses three classes of binding sites for palmitic acid with different affinities [Kd1 = 1 x 10(-6) M (N = 1), Kd2 = 4 x 10(-6) M (N = 2), Kd3 = 2 x 10(-5) M (N = 10)]. Results of both sedimentation analyses and chromatofocusing of FABPs labeled with various concentrations of [3H]palmitic acid suggested that the FABP used was homogeneous. These results indicate that several classes of binding sites for palmitic acid with different affinities are present on the FABP molecule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Patho-Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fukai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kase
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shidotani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katayama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C490174:Fabp7 protein, rat; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010169:Palmitic Acids