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Analysis of the effect of bezafibrate on the oxygen dissociation curve of human hemoglobin. 1984

R Wootton

Analysis of the effects of a range of concentrations of the antihyperlipoproteinemia drug, bezafibrate, on the oxygen dissociation curve of dilute hemoglobin solutions indicates a 4:1 binding stoichiometry with a site binding constant of 434 mol-1 for deoxyhemoglobin. Analysis of the combined effects of a range of bezafibrate and 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (DPG) concentrations indicates that 2 of the 4 bezafibrate sites are in the vicinity of the DPG binding site, and competitive with DPG binding, and 2 of the sites are remote from the DPG binding site.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010100	Oxygen	An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration.	Dioxygen,Oxygen-16,Oxygen 16
D004163	Diphosphoglyceric Acids	Glyceric acids where two of the hydroxyl groups have been replaced by phosphates.	Bisphosphoglycerates,Acids, Diphosphoglyceric
D006454	Hemoglobins	The oxygen-carrying proteins of ERYTHROCYTES. They are found in all vertebrates and some invertebrates. The number of globin subunits in the hemoglobin quaternary structure differs between species. Structures range from monomeric to a variety of multimeric arrangements.	Eryhem,Ferrous Hemoglobin,Hemoglobin,Hemoglobin, Ferrous
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001629	Bezafibrate	An antilipemic agent that lowers CHOLESTEROL and TRIGLYCERIDES. It decreases LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS and increases HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS.	Azufibrat,BM-15.075,Befibrat,Beza-Lande,Beza-Puren,Bezabeta,Bezacur,Bezafibrat PB,Bezafisal,Bezalip,Bezamerck,Béfizal,Cedur,Difaterol,Eulitop,Lipox,Reducterol,Regadrin B,Sklerofibrat,Solibay,durabezur,BM 15.075,BM15.075,Beza Lande,Beza Puren
D001665	Binding Sites	The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule.	Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D001667	Binding, Competitive	The interaction of two or more substrates or ligands with the same binding site. The displacement of one by the other is used in quantitative and selective affinity measurements.	Competitive Binding
D019794	2,3-Diphosphoglycerate	A highly anionic organic phosphate which is present in human red blood cells at about the same molar ratio as hemoglobin. It binds to deoxyhemoglobin but not the oxygenated form, therefore diminishing the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin. This is essential in enabling hemoglobin to unload oxygen in tissue capillaries. It is also an intermediate in the conversion of 3-phosphoglycerate to 2-phosphoglycerate by phosphoglycerate mutase (EC 5.4.2.1). (From Stryer Biochemistry, 4th ed, p160; Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p508)	2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate,2,3-DPG,2,3-Diphosphoglyceric Acid,2,3-Diphosphoglycerate, (D)-Isomer,Glycerate 2,3-Bisphosphate,2,3 Bisphosphoglycerate,2,3 Diphosphoglycerate,2,3 Diphosphoglyceric Acid,2,3-Bisphosphate, Glycerate