hERG binding assay (GDhERG)
Type of assay | Biochemical |
Receptor: | human hERG |
Expression system: | Transient transfection of HEK-293T |
Radioligand: | [3H]astemizole |
Radioligand concentration: | 1 nM |
Kd (nM): | 1.3 nM |
Experiment settings: | - 8 concentrations of test compounds, each in triplicate – total reaction volume of 100 µL – incubation at RT for 1 hour |
Read-out: | Scintillation counting, converted in dpm unit |
Reference: | Astemizole (Ki = 2.8 nM) |
Z’ factor | >0.5 |