Study on Synthesis and Binding Ability of a New Anion Receptor Containing NH Binding Sites

A new colorimetric recognition receptor 1 based on the dual capability containing NH binding sites of selectively sensing anionic guest species has been synthesized. Compared with other halide anions, its UV/Vis absorption spectrum in dimethyl sulfoxide showed the response toward the presence of fluoride anion with high selectivity, and also displayed dramatic color changes from colorless to yellow in the presence of TBAF （5 × 10^-5 mol/L）. The similar UV/Vis absorption spectrum change also occurred when 1 was treated with AcO^- while a little change with H2PO^-4 and OH^-. Receptor 1 has almost not affinity abilities to Cl^-, Br^- and I^-. The binding ability of receptor 1 to fluoride with high selectivity over other halides contributes to the anion size and the ability of forming hydrogen bonding. While the different ability of binding with geometrically triangular （AcO^-）, tetrahedral （H2PO^-4 ） and linear （OH^-） anions maybe result from their geometry configuration.     

Lead (Ⅱ) Binding to Thionein

lothioneins(MTs),aclassoflowmolecularweight,metal-andcysteine-richproteins,arepostulatedtoplayacentralroleinmetal-relatedcell-biologicalprocesses.AlthoughavailableevidencesstronglysuggestthatMTplayanimportantroleinregulatingtheintracellulartoxicityof...     

“Binding” of water by ions

Summary We confirmed the inadequacy of the correction for, binding of water by ions for explaining the discrepancy between the electrostatic theory in [2] and experiment.     

The Intercalative Binding Between Rivanol and DNA

INTRoDUCTIONSeveralsInal1mO1eculeshavebeenshowntointeractwithDNAatthemo1ecularlevelbySpeCfficbindingmodes.ThesebindingstUdiesweredrivenPartlytytheneedtounderstandthemechamsmofanhcancerdrugactionatthemolecularlevel1.SeveraloftheseDNAbindingStUdieswerealsodirectedatdecipheringthechemicalbasisfOrthecarcinOgenicityofenvironmntalpollutantsandtoxicchendcals?ASystematicinveshgaionofthebindingofantibiOtics,hetermp1iccationsandmetalcomPlexeswtthDNAhasededsevralStrUereralandeleCtronicfacto…     

Binding Mode of Insulin Receptor and Agonist Peptide

LI Wei Introduction In1986,Geysen[1]foundthatshortpeptidescon tainingthekeyresiduesofaproteincanmimicthede terminantoftheprotein;mostofthebindingenergybe tweenproteinsresultsfromthenoncovalentinteractions ofsomekeyresidues.Thesesmallpeptidesgenerally have…     

Structure Analysis of Streptococcal Protein G Fc Binding Domain

The gene fragment (191 bp) encoding protein G IgG Fc binding domain was isolated by PCR from group G streptococcus (CMCC32138), and a clone containing this gene fragment was found to give fine reactivity to human IgG when expressed in Escherichia coli. The complete nucleotide sequence of the gene fragment was determined. One base pair differs from previously reported protein Gnucleotide sequences, and resultsin an amino acid change (Ala-Thr), but this variation makes no difference in binding to the IgG Fc part by ELISA.The secondary structure of the protein G IgG Fc binding domain has been estimated by circular dichroism and assigned by computer algorithm.It shows a typical α-helix region in this domain.By breaking this α-helix region with recombinant DNA techniques, a 44 peptide, which contained the N-terminal 27 amino acid residues of this domain, was expressed in E. coli and showed no reactivity to IgG.The hydropathicity of this domain was also analyzed and compared with that of protein A relevant     

DNA Binding and Cleavage Property of Pyrenyl-macrocyclic Polyamine Conjugate

In the past few years, there have been intensive investigations on artificial nuclease since they play a great role as a molecular tool in biochemistry1-9. Classical artificial nuclease includes two parts: DNA binding unit and chemically reactive moiety. …     

Binding Affinity of Novel Cyclodextrin Dimers to Ethyl Orange

The interaction between ethyl orange (Eto, guest) and β-cyclodextrin dimers (1a～d, host) bridged with 2-t-butoxycarbonyl(Boc)-amino diacid was investigated. A remarkable synergic complexation of two cavities in host molecule was observed.     

In Vitro Study of the Binding of Taxifolin to Bovine Serum Albumin and the Influence of Common Ions on the Binding

The interaction between taxifolin and bovine serum albumin (BSA), and the effects of some common ions on their interaction, were investigated by fluorescence and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. The results indicate that taxifolin has a strong ability to quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA through a static quenching process. According to values of the thermodynamic parameters, the hydrophobic force plays a major role in the interaction. Based on Főster’s non-radiation theory, the energy transfer distances between BSA and taxifolin in the absence and presence of some common ions were obtained. The experimental results indicate that the transfer distances are almost unaffected by these ions. The conformation of BSA undergoes significant change from the formation of a taxifolin–BSA complex, which was studied by synchronous and three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy.     

Immobilization of Lipase by Covalent Binding on Crosslinked Allyl Dextran

TowhomcorrespodenceshouldbeaddressedReceivedJanuary15,1998##D1NTRODUCTIONDespitealltheirpotentialadvantages,theuseofenzymesinorganicsynthesisisstillverylimited.Amongthedrawbacksthathaverestrictedtheiruseasorganiccatalystswasthegeneralbeliefthatenzymesonlyworkinaqueoussolutions,whereasorganicsolventsaregenerallyusedasreactionmediainorganicsynthesis.Immobilizationhasbeensuccessfullyusedtostabilizeenzymesworkinginorganic..di.[1--3J,becauseitfixestheconformationofthecatalyticallyactiveenzyme…     

Binding Interactions in Copper,Silver and Gold π-Complexes

The copper(I), silver(I), and gold(I) metals bind π-ligands by σ-bonding and π-back bonding interactions. These interactions were investigated using bidentate ancillary ligands with electron donating and withdrawing substituents. The π-ligands span from ethylene to larger terminal and internal alkenes and alkynes. Results of X-ray crystallography, NMR, and IR spectroscopy and gas phase experiments show that the binding energies increase in the order Ag<Cu<Au and the binding energies are slightly higher for alkynes than for alkenes. Modulation of the electron density at the metal using substituents on the ancillary ligands shows that the π-back bonding interaction plays a dominant role for the binding in the copper and gold complexes.     

Evidence of DNA-Ligand Binding with Different Modes Studied by Spectroscopy

The study of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) conformational changes upon ligand bindingis a hot spot in the frontier field of relative research in chemical biological or medicinalareas,1-5. The structual changes of DNA in response to ifferent bound ligands haveattracted continuing at'tention in the medicinal design of anticancer and/or anti-AIDSdrugs. TO fuFther reveal the relationship between the specially functional structure ofligands and the conformational changes of DNA, the binding mod…     

Binding Constants for Terbium(Ⅲ) with Chicken Apoovotransferrin

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Studies on the Binding Mode of Pinacyanol Chloride to Nucleic Acids

The interaction of pinacyanol chloride(PC) with nucleic acids has been investigated by a series of experiments.Extensive hypochromism,appreciable peak shifts,isosbestic points and new peaks of the product of binding to nucleic acids in the spectra were observed.They showed that the interaction between PC and nucleic acids occurred.The results from absorption spectra of DNA,DNA melting,electrophoresis and fluorescence polarization studies have indicated that PC binds to DNA in nonintercalative way.Consistent with the nonintercalation,the studies of fluorescence titration and absorption titration specified that the binding of PC to nucleic acids occurred by an outside stacking binding,in which nucleic acids served for acting templates,The fact that the new absorption peaks of bound PC at ca,485nm are just close to the absorption bands of Haggregate of PC at high concentrations without DNA further supports the outside stacking binding mode,In addition,other evidence indicated that the interaction between PC and nucleic acids is not purely electrostatic.     

Binding studies of DNA with Co(Ⅲ) coordination compound

The binding of Co(bpy)2dppz3+ to calf thymus DNA was investigated by using absorption and emission spectroscopy,DNA melting techniques,cyclic voltammetry,viscosity and electro-phoresis measurements,where bpy is 2,2'-bipyridyl,dppz is dipyrido[3,2-o:2',3'-c] phenazine.The binding compound shows absorption hypochromicity,fluorescence enhancement,and increasing of DNA melting temperature and the specific viscosity.CV measurement shows the shifts in oxidation-reduction potential and change in peak current with addition of DNA.The compound is also shown to be more efficient photosensitisers for strand breaks in plasmid DNA.     

Heme Binding in Gas-Phase Holo-Myoglobin Cations: Distal Becomes Proximal?

His64 and His93 are the two well-known sites of heme binding in water-dissolved holo-myoglobin, with His93 being a proximal, strongly binding partner, while the distal His64 weakly coordinates to the heme through a small-molecule ligand, e.g., water or O₂. The heme bonding scheme in a water-free environment is as yet unclear. Here we employed electron transfer dissociation tandem mass spectrometry to study the preferential attachment site of the ferri-heme (Fe³⁺) in electrospray-produced 12+, 14+, and 16+ holo-myoglobin ions. Contrary to expectations, in lower-charge complexes that should have a structure resembling that in solution, the heme seems to be preferentially attached to the “distal” histidine. In contrast, in the highest studied charge state, the “proximal” histidine is the site of preferential attachment; the 14+ charge state is an intermediate case. This surprising finding raises a question of heme coordination in proteins transferred to water-free environment, as well as the effect of the protonation sites on heme bonding.     

Binding equilibrium study between Mn( Ⅱ ) and HSA or BSA

The binding of Mn( Ⅱ ) to human serum albumin (HSA) or bovine serum albumin (BSA) has been studied by equilibrium dialysis at physiological pH (7. 43). The Scatchard analysis indicates that there are 1.8 and 1.9 strong binding sites of Mn( Ⅱ ) in HSA and BSA, respectively. The successive stability constants which are reported for the first time are obtained by non-linear least-squares methods fitting Bjerrum formula. For both Mn( Ⅱ )-HSA and Mn( Ⅱ )-BSA systems, the order of magnitude of K1 was found to be 104. The analyses of Hill plots and free energy coupling show that the positive cooperative effect was found in both Mn( Ⅱ )-HSA and Mn( Ⅱ )-BSA systems . The results of Mn ( Ⅱ ) competing with Cu ( Ⅱ ) 、 Zn(Ⅱ)、Cd( Ⅱ) or Ca( Ⅱ ) to bind to HSA or BSA further support the conjecture that there are two strong binding sites of Mn( Ⅱ) in both HSA and BSA. One is most probably located at the tripeptide segment of N- terminal sequence of HSA and BSA molecules involving four groups composed of n     

Quadruplex–Duplex Junction: A High-Affinity Binding Site for Indoloquinoline Ligands

A parallel quadruplex derived from the Myc promoter sequence was extended by a stem-loop duplex at either its 5′- or 3′-terminus to mimic a quadruplex–duplex (Q–D) junction as a potential genomic target. High-resolution structures of the hybrids demonstrate continuous stacking of the duplex on the quadruplex core without significant perturbations. An indoloquinoline ligand carrying an aminoalkyl side chain was shown to bind the Q–D hybrids with a very high affinity in the order K_a≈10⁷ m ⁻¹ irrespective of the duplex location at the quadruplex 3′- or 5′-end. NMR chemical shift perturbations identified the tetrad face of the Q–D junction as specific binding site for the ligand. However, calorimetric analyses revealed significant differences in the thermodynamic profiles upon binding to hybrids with either a duplex extension at the quadruplex 3′- or 5′-terminus. A large enthalpic gain and considerable hydrophobic effects are accompanied by the binding of one ligand to the 3′-Q–D junction, whereas non-hydrophobic entropic contributions favor binding with formation of a 2:1 ligand-quadruplex complex in case of the 5′-Q–D hybrid.     

Binding equilibrium of I− to serum albumin with resonance Rayleigh scattering

The binding equilibrium between l^? and human serum albumin (HSA) or bovine serum albumin (BSA) has been studied by means of the resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) and equilibrium dialysis. It has been found for the first time that RRS and multiple frequency scattering (MFS) are enhanced as the l^? binding to the HSA and BSA, but fluorescence quenches. The equilibrium dialysis results suggest that the binding of l^? to HSA and BSA fits a phase-distribution model other than Scatchard model, and that the order of magnitude of its phase-distribution constant was found to be 10⁴. It is most probable that Cl^? or other anion ions influence the binding of l^? by changing the ionic strength in the solution. The dialysis at different pH indicates that the binding mechanism is due to the electrostatic forces between the l^? and protonated basic amino-acid residues.     

Binding forces in complexation ofp-alkylphenols withβ-cyclodextrin and methylatedβ-cyclodextrins

Fluorescence spectroscopy has been used to determine the binding constants (K) for inclusion complexes of six kinds ofp-Akyphenols with-cyclodextrin (-CDx), heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)--CDx (DMe--CDxg), and heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)--CDx (TMe--CDx). The stability of the inclusion complex of each cyclodextrin increases with increasing alkyl chain length of thep-alkylphenol. TheK values decrease in the order of DMe--CDx,-CDx, and TMe--CDx for each guest. In complexation of 3-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol (3) with-CDx as well as with DMe--CDx, negative enthalpy (H) and positive entropy changes (S) have been obtained, suggesting both van der Waals and hydrophobic interactions as binding forces. The inclusion of 3 by TMe--CDx, however, is an enthalpically favorable but entropically unfavorable process. The van der Waals interactions may be the main binding forces for complexing3 with TMe--CDx.