The impact of inhibitor depletion on the determination of shifted IC50 (IC50 determined after 30 minutes of preincubation with inhibitor) is examined. In addition, IC50-shift data are analyzed using a mechanistic model that incorporates the processes of inhibitor depletion, as well as reversible and time-dependent inhibition. Anomalies such as a smaller-than-expected shift in IC50 and even increases in IC50 with preincubation were explained by the depletion of inhibitor during the preincubation. The IC50-shift assay remains a viable approach to characterizing a wide range of reversible and time-dependent inhibitors. However, as with more traditional time-dependent inactivation methods, it is recommended that IC50-shift experimental data be interpreted with some knowledge of the magnitude of inhibitor depletion. For the most realistic classification of time-dependent inhibitors using IC50-shift methods, shifted IC50 should be calculated using observed inhibitor concentrations at the end of the incubation rather than nominal inhibitor concentrations. Finally, a mechanistic model that includes key processes, such as competitive inhibition, enzyme inactivation, and inhibitor depletion, can be used to describe accurately the observed IC50 and shifted IC50 curves. For compounds showing an IC50 fold shift >1.5 based on the observed inhibitor concentrations, reanalyzing the IC50-shift data using the mechanistic model appeared to allow for reasonable estimation of K i, KI , and k inact directly from the IC50 shift experiments.
抑制剂耗竭对偏移IC50(在与
抑制剂预孵育30分钟后确定的IC50)的影响进行了研究。此外,利用包含
抑制剂耗竭过程以及可逆和时间依赖性抑制的机械模型对IC50偏移数据进行了分析。诸如IC50偏移小于预期甚至在预孵育后IC50增加等异常现象,可以用预孵育期间
抑制剂的耗竭来解释。IC50偏移测定仍然是表征广泛的可逆和时间依赖性
抑制剂的一种可行方法。然而,与更传统的时间依赖性失活方法一样,建议对IC50偏移实验数据的解读应了解
抑制剂耗竭的程度。为了对使用IC50偏移方法的时间依赖性
抑制剂进行最真实的分类,偏移的IC50应使用在孵育结束时观察到的
抑制剂浓度而非名义
抑制剂浓度来计算。最后,包含关键过程(如竞争抑制、酶失活和
抑制剂耗竭)的机械模型可以用来准确描述观察到的IC50和偏移IC50曲线。对于在观察到的
抑制剂浓度基础上显示IC50折射率大于1.5的化合物,使用机械模型重新分析IC50偏移数据似乎可以合理估算K i、K I和k inact,这些值可以直接从IC50偏移实验中得出。