Table 4. Kinetic and affinity constants of the monovalent VHHs and the bivalent VHH2-Fc antibody against α–Cbtx as measured by surface plasmon resonance (SPR).
Antibody | KD (nM)c | k on (M−1s−1) | k off (s−1) |
VHH C2 | 0.4 | 5.2×105 | 1.9×10−4 |
VHH C43 | 24 | 2.9×105 | 6.8×10−3 |
VHH C19 | 25 | 5.8×105 | 1.0×10−2 |
VHH C20 | 1 | 1.8×106 | 1.7×10−3 |
VHH2-Fc antibody | N/A | N/A | 5.0×10−5 |
Equilibrium dissociation constants KD (k off/k on), association (k on) and dissociation (k off) rate constants.