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. 2023:2690:149-159.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3327-4_15.

Characterization of Small Molecule-Protein Interactions Using SPR Method

Binmei Sun  1 , Jianmei Xu  1 , Shaoqun Liu  1 , Qing X Li  2
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Characterization of Small Molecule-Protein Interactions Using SPR Method

Binmei Sun et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2023.

Abstract

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is an optical phenomenon being used to monitor molecular binding events. With the advantages of being label-free, real-time, and sensitive, SPR assays have become one of the most commonly used techniques to measure binding kinetics, affinity, specificity, and concentration of molecular interactions. In an SPR experiment to measure small molecule-protein interactions, the protein is immobilized on the biosensor surface, while the small molecule flows through the surface of the sensor chip. The interactions between the small molecules and proteins are monitored by subsequent changes in the refractive index and quantified with resonance units. In this chapter, we have utilized an SPR assay to study the interaction of flavonoids and the glucose-regulated protein 78. Assay steps are detailed for immobilization optimization, SPR instrument setup, operation, sample injection, and affinity data analysis.

Keywords: Biacore; Binding affinity; Molecular interaction; Molecular recognition; Sensor chip; Surface plasmon resonance.

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