You are studying a protein called Protein C, which is a drug target for cancer, as inhibiting its activation might stop unwarranted cell division. Drug D binds to protein C with an affinity (∆G°) of -30 kJ/mol at 310K. Suppose that in the human body, [C] is 1*10-6M. What initial concentration of drug D would you want to administer such that, at equilibrium, half of the targets (protein C) are bound by drug?

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You are studying a protein called Protein C, which is a drug target for cancer, as inhibiting its activation might stop unwarranted cell division. Drug D binds to protein C with an affinity (∆G°) of -30 kJ/mol at 310K. Suppose that in the human body, [C] is 1*10-6M. What initial concentration of drug D would you want to administer such that, at equilibrium, half of the targets (protein C) are bound by drug? 

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