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closeHill plot, fig. 2
Posted by pepap on 02 Jul 2013 at 08:58 GMT
the intercept with the x-axis is "logKd/nH"
the intercept with the y-axis is "-logKd"
RE: Hill plot, fig. 2
lenover replied to pepap on 02 Jul 2013 at 12:15 GMT
You are absolutely right. The plot actually corresponds to the log of [X]^n/(Kd^n+[X]^n), which is the form used by modellers (both authors are), while the equation in text corresponds the phenomenological curve fitting, [X]^n/(K+[X]^n) where K is an apparent dissociation constant (or an EC50). The easiest path is to correct the text. I will do that in Wikipedia. I am not sure how to do it in the PLoS article.