Carrier protein binding

Coupling reagent Peptide Carrier protein Binding to ... 

Albumin is a major transport facilitator of hydrophobic compounds which would otherwise disrupt cellular membranes. These compounds include free fatty acids and bilirubin as well as hormones such as cortisol, aldosterone, and thyroxine when these materials have exceeded the capacity of proteins normally associated with them. Albumin also binds ions, including toxic heavy metals and metals such as copper and zinc which are essential for normal physiological functioning but may be toxic in quantities in excess of their binding capacity for their carrier proteins. Binding of protons is the basis for the buffering capacity of albumin. 

Mehta Al, Ross S, Lowenthal MS, et al. Biomarker amplification by serum carrier protein binding. Dis Marker 2003 19(1) 1-10. 

The Mechanism of Enzyme Protein-Carrier Protein Binding Physical Chemical Considerations... 

Our findings on the effect of structural and chemical modification of collagen on enzyme binding permit certain general conclusions regarding the mechanism of enzyme protein-carrier protein binding. 

The carrier binds the solute. A carrier protein binds to a ligand that is at concentration C(> in the solution compartment on the left side of the membrane. 

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