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Addressing selectivity criteria in binding equilibria
Carla BazzicalupiM. Paz ClaresClaudia GiorgiAntonio BianchiEnrique García-españasubject
Inorganic ChemistryChemical speciesStereochemistryComputational chemistryChemistryConditional stabilityMaterials ChemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistrySelectivityAffinitiesBinding selectivitydescription
Abstract Chemical systems, in particular those involving biological and environmental backgrounds, develop through selective processes which are determined by multiple equilibria. Several methods that have been developed to assess thermodynamic selectivity in binding equilibria, including the analysis of selectivity coefficients, the use of calculated species distribution diagrams, selectivity diagrams, and conditional stability constants, are reviewed in this paper with reference to examples mainly related to chemical systems of biological and/or environmental concern. Also the concept of binding affinity has been dealt with, since binding selectivity in equilibrium systems relates to the different affinities with which chemical species bind to each other.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 | Coordination Chemistry Reviews |