Abstract
The spin-label electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique has been used to study the interaction between human hemoglobin and erythrocyte membranes as a function of temperature and ionic strength. We show, for the first time, experimental evidence for the existence of the interaction at physiological pH, ionic strength and temperature. In addition to the pH dependence that we have previously reported, the interactions are also temperature and ionic strength dependent. Using a simple two-state equilibrium model to analyze the EPR data, we obtain an equilibrium dissociation constant of about 8.1 ± 5.6 × 10 −5 M for hemoglobin-membrane systems in 5 mM phosphate with 150 mM NaCl at pH 7.4 and 37 °C.
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