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  • Title: Kinetics of binding of methyl alpha- and beta-D-galactopyranoside to peanut agglutinin: a carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance study.
    Author: Neurohr KJ, Young NM, Smith IC, Mantsch HH.
    Journal: Biochemistry; 1981 Jun 09; 20(12):3499-504. PubMed ID: 7260053.
    Abstract:
    The binding kinetics of methyl alpha- and methyl beta-D-galactopyranoside to the anti-T lectin from peanuts were studied by 13C NMR, employing methyl galactopyranosides specifically enriched in 13C at C-1. Association and dissociation rate constants, as well as their activation parameters, are reported. The association rate constants, 4.6 X 10(4) M-1 s-1 for the alpha-galactopyranoside and 3.6 X 10(4) M-1 s-1 for the beta-galactopyranoside, are several orders of magnitude below those expected for a diffusion-controlled process. For both anomers, the association rate constant was temperature independent, implying that the association process occurs without a significant activation enthalpy. However, a considerable association activation entropy was found for both ligands. The dissociation rate constants were in the range of 9-46 s-1 within a temperature range of 5-35 degrees C for the alpha-galactopyranoside, and in the range of 9-39 s-1 within a temperature range of 5-25 degrees C for the beta-galactopyranoside. A considerable dissociation activation enthalpy of ca. 10 kcal mol-1 was found for both anomers. A two-step binding model, consistent with the present NMR data and with previous UV and CD spectroscopic data, is presented.
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