Critical review of the methods used to measure the apparent dissociation constant and ligand purity in Ca2+ and Mg2+ buffer solutions

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-370

  McGuigan, John A S ^a   Kay, James W ^b   Elder, Hugh Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent dissociation constant; Ca2+ Mg2+ buffers; EGTA; Electrode calibration; Ligand purity

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENT; DIVALENT CATION; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; LIGAND; MAGNESIUM;

CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

BUFFERS; CALCIUM; CALIBRATION; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CHELATING AGENTS; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; LIGANDS; MAGNESIUM; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

ANURA;

EID: 33748082008     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2006.05.001     Document Type: Review

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