“…The first experiments on the multivalent effects of multiple Strep-tag units enhancing streptavidin binding affinity came from Hengsakul and Cass, who showed that, when coupling the original Strep-tag [10,11] to the C-terminus of dimerising alkaline phosphatase, a dissociation constant of 0.5 µM was measured [37]. Though K d values obtained were lower than reported with a single "original" Strep-tag (72 µm) [10], an observation assigned to the presence of two tags in the dimeric phosphatase, direct comparisons cannot be made as experimental conditions in the two studies were distinct.…”