Single and multiple-inhibition experiments provide evidence that the complex anion Pt,(CN),2-is bound a t a single site per subunit of liver alcohol dehydrogenase in strict competition with coenzyme, ADP-ribose, AMP and (less than 100 mM) chloride ion, but independently of 1,IOphenanthroline. Binding of adenosine decreases the stability constant for the enzyme . Pt(CN),2-complex from 16 mM-l to 4 mM-l.Au(CN),-is bound at two sites per subunit of the enzyme. Both interactions are competitive with coenzyme, ADP-ribose and AMP, but independent of 1 ,lo-phenanthroline. Only one site is available for interaction with Au(CN),-in the binary enzyme complexes formed with Pt(CN),2-, chloride ion, or adenosine. Estimation of the corresponding binding constants for Au(CN),-gave evidence for cooperativity between the two Au(CN),--binding sites.These results strongly indicate that Pt(CN),2-is bound a t a site within the protein region occupied by the phosphate groups of the coenzyme, and it is suggested that arginine-47 in the enzymatic amino-acid sequence is part of a common binding site for negative charges on the coenzyme and coenzyme competitive anions such as Pt(CN),Z-, Au(CN),-, chloride and iodoacetate. The second binding site for Au(CN),-appears to be situated within the protein region occupied by the adenosine part of the coenzyme.