Skip to main content
. 2012 May 31;8(5):e1002532. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002532

Table 1. Predicted binding affinities and experimental Inline graphic.

Inline graphic Inline graphic Predicted Inline graphic * Inline graphic
Anesthetic Binding Site (Inline graphic) (Inline graphic) (Inline graphic) (Inline graphic)
Isoflurane Pore(closed) 2.9 83 2.8–86 60
Isoflurane Pore(open) 620 530 370–890 60
Isoflurane Allosteric 2,800
Propofol Pore(closed) 0.46 1.8 0.38–2.1 24
Propofol Pore(open) 1.5 2.9 1.1–4.0 24
Propofol Allosteric 9.4
Ethanol Pore(closed) 7.1Inline graphic

Binding affinities based on free energies presented in Table 2.

*: Range of predicted Inline graphic corresponds to model parameter Inline graphic varying from 0 (higher Inline graphic) to 1 (lower Inline graphic).