Research Article

Interaction between Gallotannin and a Recombinant Form of Arginine Kinase of Trypanosoma brucei: Thermodynamic and Spectrofluorimetric Evaluation

Table 2

Thermodynamic parameters, binding constant (), and number of binding sites () estimated for the interaction between recombinant arginine kinase of Trypanosoma brucei (rTbAK) and gallotannin.

Inhibitors (K) (L mol−1)   (KJ/mol)  (KJ/mol)  (KJ/mol)

Gallotannin2981.21760.9494−8.408.1255.60
3031.33810.97138.4555.60

aThe correlation coefficient.