Table 4. EC50 values (in), glycolipid binding dissociation constants for Stx holotoxin and B-subunits (N.D.: Not determined due to insignificant binding).
Glycolipid Binding, KD in μM (Hill coefficient) | AUC[46] | ||||
Gb3+PC+Ch | Gb4+PC+Ch | Gb3 | Gb4 | EC50 (μM) | |
Holotoxin | |||||
Stx1 | 0.046 (1) | 0.105 (1) | 0.139 (1.2) | 0.308 (1.2) | - |
Stx2a | 0.025 (0.7) | 0.035 (0.8) | 0.074 (0.8) | N.D. | - |
Stx2b | 0.094 (0.8) | N.D. | 0.308 (0.7) | N.D. | - |
Stx2c | 0.210 (0.7) | 0.915 (0.8) | 0.192 (0.8) | N.D. | - |
Stx2d | 0.032 (0.9) | 0.653 (0.9) | N.D. | N.D. | - |
B-subunits | |||||
Stx1 | 0.018 (1) | 0.011 (1.1) | 0.027 (1) | 0.026 (1.1) | 0.043 |
Stx1-L41Q | 3.372 (1.6) | 2.329 (2.1) | 2.234 (2) | 2.584 (2.1) | 1.060 |
Stx2a | 0.141 (1.6) | 0.235 (1.4) | 0.418 (2.7) | 0.559 (2.2) | 2.290 |
Stx2a-Q40L | 0.003 (0.8) | 0.005 (1.0) | 0.005 (0.7) | 0.128 (0.8) | 0.693 |
Stx2c | 0.583 (1.6) | 0.453 (1.6) | 0.117 (1.2) | 0.778 (1.9) | - |
Stx2d | 0.176 (1.5) | 0.243 (1.5) | 0.278 (2.6) | 0.423 (2) | - |