荧光光谱法结合分子对接研究人血清白蛋白 对齐墩果酸与熊果酸的异构体识别作用

五环三萜化合物齐墩果酸(OA)与熊果酸(UA)为同分异构体,具有相似的理化性质和稍有差异的药理活性。目前人们主要采用各种色谱、质谱类方法实现对OA与UA的异构体识别,未见使用荧光光谱法的报道。提出了一种使用荧光猝灭法实现对OA与UA异构体识别的方法。首先考察了两种常见的血清蛋白-牛血清白蛋白(BSA)与人血清白蛋白(HSA)同OA与UA的作用情况,结果表明OA与UA均可有效地猝灭BSA与HSA的荧光发射。对所得荧光猝灭数据计算可知OA,UA与BSA,HSA作用的双分子猝灭速率常数(K_q)均远大于生物大分子荧光猝灭所观察到的最大散射碰撞速率常数2.0×1010 L·(mol·s)-1,说明猝灭类型均为静态猝灭,即OA与UA均是通过与BSA及HSA形成稳定复合物方式实现荧光猝灭的。应用双对数方程对所得荧光猝灭数据计算可知OA,UA与BSA,HSA所形成的复合物中结合位点数在0.90～1.26之间,说明所形成的复合物为1∶1型。BSA与OA,UA所形成复合物的表观结合常数(K_A)为同一数量级,相差不大,但是HSA与OA,UA所形成复合物的K_A差别很大,HSA-UA复合物的KA比HSA-OA复合物高124.91倍,表明HSA-UA复合物的稳定性更强。同步荧光实验结果显示,OA与UA的加入对于HSA波长差(Δλ)为60 nm同步荧光光谱的影响大于Δλ为15 nm的同步荧光光谱,由此可以说明OA与UA在HSA上的结合位点可能位于Trp残基附近。分子对接模拟计算结果表明OA与UA均对接在HSA结构中一个疏水性空腔中,主客体之间存在强烈的氢键与疏水作用。OA同Arg218,His242,Pro447等残基间存在氢键作用,键长分别为2.95,2.97与3.17 Å,此外还与Lys195,Lys199,Trp214,Arg222,Leu238,Asp451和Tyr452等七个氨基酸残基间存在疏水作用。UA同Trp214,Arg218和Lys444等残基存在氢键作用,键长分别为3.01,2.88与2.65 Å,此外还与Leu198,Gln221,Arg222,Asn295,Val343,Pro447,Cys448,Asp451和Val455等9个氨基酸残基间存在疏水作用。由于UA同HSA作用位点数目多于OA,说明UA与HSA疏水性空腔的空间匹配程度更高。因此,认为HSA-UA与HSA-OA复合物间稳定性差异是HSA实现对OA与UA异构体识别的原因。     

光谱法和分子对接方法研究罗利环素与人血清白蛋白的相互作用

在模拟人体生理条件下,应用多光谱法和分子对接技术对罗利环素(RTC)与人血清白蛋白(HSA)的相互作用进行了研究。实验通过消除内滤光来提高荧光数据的准确性。此外,荧光光谱和紫外光谱的结果表明RTC与HSA的猝灭方式是静态猝灭,且在298和310 K温度下的结合位点数分别为1.09和0.95。在两个不同温度下的结合常数分别为K_{298 K}=3.13×105 L·mol-1和K_{310 K}=0.70×105 L·mol-1。根据热力学参数的计算结果可知,RTC与HSA的结合作用力主要是氢键和范德华力。取代实验表明,RTC在HSA的Site Ⅰ,ⅡA子域上有一个结合位点。根据非辐射能量转移理论得到的RTC和HSA氨基酸残基间的结合距离为2.59 nm。三维荧光光谱表明RTC和HSA的相互作用改变了蛋白质的构象。此外,采用傅里叶变换红外光谱法对RTC与HSA作用前后HSA二级结构的变化进行了定量分析,结果表明,α-螺旋结构含量降低了8.4%,β-折叠含量从30.3%增加到31.4%,β-转角也从15.6%增加到了16.1%。分子对接进一步显示RTC通过氢键、疏水作用力、极性键等多种作用力与HSA的ⅡA子域上氨基酸残基相互作用。实验结果有助于从分子水平研究RTC和HSA的相互作用。     

运用NMR研究白蛋白与脂肪酸的相互作用

脂肪酸在哺乳动物的能量代谢中发挥着至关重要的作用,同时也是合成细胞膜磷脂和其他生物活性化合物的重要物质.脂肪酸在血液中的溶解度很低,主要以与蛋白质结合状态存在,白蛋白是游离脂肪酸的主要运输者和储存者.因此,研究脂肪酸和白蛋白的相互作用具有非常重要的医学和生物学意义.本文主要利用基于核磁共振（NMR）的组氨酸选择性检测技术T₂W-RD-WaterLOGSY研究天然同位素丰度人血清白蛋白（HSA）与脂肪酸的相互作用,结果发现脂肪酸结合前后,HSA的特征组氨酸谱图变化明显,部分组氨酸信号的相对强度随脂肪酸浓度的增加而不断减小,相应的滴定曲线分析表明HSA表面有两个强的脂肪酸结合位点.此外,部分谱线的化学位移变化说明HSA和脂肪酸的强结合还会引发HSA相应的构象变化.     

Polarized fluorescence in the study of rotational diffusion of human albumin during denaturation under the action of SDS

Polarized tryptophan fluorescence of human serum albumin (HSA) was analyzed to determine the parameters of rotational diffusion (rotational relaxation time, rotational diffusion coefficient, and the effective Einstein radius) of HSA molecules during denaturation under the action of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Two stages of HSA denaturation under the action of SDS were shown: (1) loosening of protein globules and (2) unfolding of the amino-acid chain of the protein. HSA denaturation under the action of SDS is a two-stage process at pH values lower than the pI of HAS but passes through stage 1 only at pH values higher than the pI.     

光谱法和分子对接模拟技术研究异烟肼对人血清白蛋白和过氧化氢酶的特异性结合及抑制作用

异烟肼(Isoniazid, INH)是最常用的一线抗结核药物之一。据报道,人体内高浓度的异烟肼可导致癫痫, 肝功能衰竭, 甚至死亡。因此,研究异烟肼对人血清白蛋白(HSA)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)的结构和活性的潜在结合影响有利于评估其毒性和副作用。在模拟生理条件下,利用多种荧光光谱和分子对接技术研究INH与HSA和CAT之间的相互作用。所有荧光数据均进行了内滤光校正以获得更准确的结合参数。结果表明,INH-HSA和INH-CAT体系的猝灭常数(K_sv)随着温度的升高而降低,表明INH对HSA及CAT的荧光猝灭机理为静态猝灭。利用紫外-可见吸收光谱、同步荧光光谱、和圆二色(CD)光谱法研究了INH对HSA和CAT构象的影响。结果发现,INH可改变色氨酸残基的微环境并降低HSA和CAT中α-螺旋结构,导致蛋白质结构发生伸展,进而可能影响其生理功能。分子对接结果表明,INH与HSA的结合位点位于HSA的site Ⅰ,ⅡA子域。INH可以进入CAT中β-折叠的桶状空腔,从而抑制CAT的活性。Hill系数结果表明,INH与左氧氟沙星(LVFX,一种安全有效的二线抗结核药物,与其他抗结核药物联合使用可以提高抗结核疗效)之间存在药物协同性,促进INH与HSA的相互作用。另外,CD光谱测定表明INH与LVFX的协同作用改变HSA的二级结构,使α-螺旋结构降低约7.9%。该研究探讨了INH与HSA和CAT之间的结合作用和毒性机制,为INH的安全使用提供重要依据。     

芦丁对血清白蛋白构象的影响

用同步荧光光谱法和圆二色谱法研究了芦丁对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)和人血清白蛋白(HSA)构象和功能的影响,同时用电化学方法研究了芦丁与血清白蛋白之间的结合作用。在体内随着芦丁浓度的增加,其与血清白蛋白结合时对血清白蛋白的构象无影响,但对血清白蛋白的二级结构有影响,导致α-螺旋结构减少,β-折叠结构增加,蛋白质的二级结构被破坏。电化学研究发现：芦丁的氧化还原电流随着血清白蛋白浓度的增加而明显降低, 表明芦丁与血清白蛋白发生反应,生成比较稳定的复合物。芦丁的氧化还原最大峰电位也随着血清白蛋白浓度的增加发生变化,峰电位差略增加,表明芦丁的氧化还原性随着血清白蛋白浓度的增加而增强。进一步证明芦丁在体内能够被血清白蛋白存储和转运。     

Nucleotide Spin Labeling for ESR Spectroscopy of ATP-Binding Proteins

Site-directed spin labeling of proteins by chemical modification of engineered cysteine residues with the molecule MTSSL (1-oxyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrroline-3-methyl methanethiosulfonate) has been an invaluable tool for conducting double electron electron resonance (DEER) spectroscopy experiments. However, this method is generally limited to recombinant proteins with a limited number of reactive Cys residues that when modified will not impair protein function. Here, we present a method that allows for spin labeling of protein-nucleotide-binding sites by adenosine diphosphate (ADP) modified with a nitroxide moiety on the β-phosphate (ADP-β-S-SL). The synthesis of this ADP analog is straightforward and isolation of pure product is readily achieved on a standard reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system. Furthermore, analyses of isolated ADP-β-S-SL by LC–mass spectrometry confirm that the molecule is very stable under ambient conditions. The crystal structure of ADP-β-S-SL bound to the ATP pocket of the histidine kinase CheA reveals specific targeting of the probe, whose nitroxide moiety is mobile on the protein surface. Continuous wave and pulsed-ESR measurements demonstrate the capability of ADP-β-S-SL to report on active site environment and provide reliable DEER distance constraints.     

Combined molecular docking and multi-spectroscopic investigation on the interaction between Eosin B and human serum albumin

The binding of Eosin B to human serum albumin (HSA) was studied using molecular docking, fluorescence, UV–vis, circular dichroism (CD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The mechanism of interaction between Eosin B and HSA in terms of the binding parameters, the thermodynamic functions and the effect of Eosin B on the conformation of HSA were investigated. Protein-ligand docking study indicated that Eosin B bound to residues located in the subdomain IIA of HSA and Eosin B–HSA complex was stabilized by hydrophobic force and hydrogen bonding. In addition, fluorescence data revealed that Eosin B strongly quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of HSA through a static quenching procedure. Furthermore, alteration of the secondary structure of HSA in the presence of the dye was conformed by UV–vis, FT-IR and CD spectroscopy.     

蛋白质对测定血清中抗精神病类药物的影响及消除

以人血清白蛋白(HSA)为模型,研究了蛋白质对测定血清样品中抗精神病类药物(APDs：安定、盐酸氯丙嗪及奋乃静)的影响。以分子荧光光谱法详细研究了抗精神病类药物与HSA的相互作用,以瑞利散射光谱研究了不同浓度乙醇对蛋白质变性的影响。研究表明：药物与HSA存在牢固结合作用,体积分数为80%的乙醇水溶液为萃取液提取血清样品中的APDs时,可以使血清中蛋白质缓慢变性,充分释放与其结合的药物。乙醇水溶液萃取液中加入K₂HPO₄无机盐后可形成双水相体系,APDs可进入双水相上相实现药物的均相高效萃取,上相经过滤后可直接进行高效液相色谱(HPLC)检测。该方法用于人血清中三种抗精神病类药物的检测,检出限为18.8～38.4 ng·mL-1,回收率为94.2%～98.7%。方法步骤简单,绿色环保,准确。     

Structural modifications in metal complexes of a plant metallothionein caused by reductive radical stress: a Raman study

The effect of radical stress in the biological environment is a very active field of research connecting various disciplines of life science. Thus, a comprehensive vision of all possible reactive species is necessary for contributing to the solution of puzzling questions on free radicals. In this contest, damages to Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes of a plant metallothionein (Quercus suber—QsMT), because of reductive radical stress, were investigated by Raman spectroscopy. QsMT is a low‐molecular‐weight cysteine‐rich protein obtained by in vivo synthesis to have a physiologically representative model. Gamma‐irradiation was used to simulate the endogenous formation of reductive species. By changing the appropriate conditions of irradiation, a selection of the reacting radical species (hydrogen atom and hydrated electron) was carried out. Specific damages occur at sensitive amino acid sites, selectively, rather than indiscriminately. In particular, Cys resulted to be among the most sensitive residues toward radical attack, suggesting that the thiolate clusters of both metal and QsMTs act as efficient interceptors of reducing species. Under reductive stress, Zn–QsMT undergoes a significant thiolate group oxidation and the participation of ligands other than the cysteine‐derived thiolate bonds (i.e. His) in zinc coordination becomes necessary for the protein stabilization. Regarding Met residues, they resulted to be more sensitive to the reductive radical attack when the protein binds Cd(II) ions, indicating that the protein structure can play a significant role in blocking the ready access of free radicals to the sulfur‐containing residues, so strongly affecting the radiosensitivity of the protein. In conclusion, the results obtained from γ‐irradiation experiments indicate that reductive stress causes changes in the primary QsMT structure and in the secondary and tertiary structures, and the radical‐induced effects are dependent on the metal bound. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Binding of Puerarin to Human Serum Albumin: A Spectroscopic Analysis and Molecular Docking

Puerarin is a widely used compound in Chinese traditional medicine and exhibits many pharmacological activities. Binding of puerarin to human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated by ultraviolet absorbance, fluorescence, circular dichroism and molecular docking. Puerarin caused a static quenching of intrinsic fluorescence of HSA, the quenching data was analyzed by Stern–Volmer equation. There was one primary puerarin binding site on HSA with a binding constant of 4.12 × 10⁴ M⁻¹ at 298 K. Thermodynamic analysis by Van Hoff equation found enthalpy change () and entropy change () were −28.01 kJ/mol and −5.63 J/mol K respectively, which indicated the hydrogen bond and Van der waas interaction were the predominant forces in the binding process. Competitive experiments showed a displacement of warfarin by puerarin, which revealed that the binding site was located at the drug site I. Puerarin was about 2.22 nm far from the tryptophan according to the observed fluorescence resonance energy transfer between HSA and puerarin. Molecular docking suggested the hydrophobic residues such as tyrosine (Tyr) 150, Tyr 148, Tyr 149 and polar residues such as lysine (Lys) 199, Lys 195, arginine 257 and histidine 242 played an important role in the binding reaction.     

Studies on the interaction between scopoletin and two serum albumins by spectroscopic methods

The interactions of scopoletin to bovine serum albumin (BSA) and human serum albumin (HSA) have been investigated by spectroscopic methods. The fluorescence tests indicated that the formation mechanism of scopoletin–BSA/HSA complexes belonged to the static quenching. The displacement experiments suggested that scopoletin primarily bound to tryptophan residues of BSA/HSA within site I (subdomain IIA). The binding distance of scopoletin to BSA/HSA was 2.38/2.34 nm. The thermodynamic parameters (ΔG, ΔH and ΔS) calculated on the basis of different temperatures revealed that the binding of BSA–scopoletin was mainly depended on van der Waals interaction and hydrogen bond, and yet the binding of HSA–scopoletin was strongly relied on the hydrophobic interaction and electrostatic interaction. The results of synchronous fluorescence, 3D fluorescence, UV–vis absorption, and FT-IR spectra showed that the conformations of BSA and HSA altered with the addition of scopoletin. In addition, the effects of some common ions on the binding constants of scopoletin to proteins were also investigated.     

Probing the binding of vitexin to human serum albumin by multispectroscopic techniques

The interaction between vitexin and human serum albumin (HSA) has been studied by using different spectroscopic techniques viz., fluorescence, UV-vis absorption, circular dichroism (CD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy under simulated physiological conditions. Fluorescence results revealed the presence of static type of quenching mechanism in the binding of vitexin to HSA. The binding constants (K_a) between vitexin and HSA were obtained according to the modified Stern-Volmer equation. The thermodynamic parameters, enthalpy change (ΔH) and entropy change (ΔS) were calculated to be -57.29 kJ mol⁻¹ and -99.01 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹ via the van't Hoff equation, which indicated that the interaction of vitexin with HSA was driven mainly by hydrogen bond and van der Waals forces. Fluorescence anisotropy data showed that warfarin and vitexin shared a common binding site I corresponding to the subdomain IIA of HSA. The binding distance (r) between the donor (HSA) and the acceptor (vitexin) was 4.16 nm based on the Förster theory of non-radioactive energy transfer. In addition, the results of synchronous fluorescence, CD and FT-IR spectra demonstrated that the microenvironment and the secondary structure of HSA were changed in the presence of vitexin.     

对-香豆酸与人血清白蛋白相互作用的荧光和表面增强拉曼光谱研究

在模拟生理条件下,应用荧光光谱和表面增强拉曼光谱法对对-香豆酸(p-CA)与人血清白蛋白(HSA)的结合机理进行研究。结果表明,p-CA对HSA的荧光猝灭机制为静态猝灭,并伴有非辐射能量转移。荧光光谱显示,在298,304,310 K下,p-CA与HSA的结合常数(KA)分别为3.41×10~4,2.09×10~4,1.38×10~4L/mol,结合位点数(n)近似为1。表面增强拉曼光谱研究揭示,p-CA的酚基与HSA有效结合。标记竞争实验指出,p-CA在HSA上的结合位点主要在SiteⅠ。反应过程热力学参数表明,二者间的作用主要为静电引力,且根据Frster能量转移理论求得p-CA与HSA间的距离为5.11 nm。同步荧光光谱显示,p-CA的结合没有导致HSA构象发生明显变化。     

Polarity Estimate of the Hydrophobic Binding Sites in Erythroid Spectrin: A Study by Pyrene Fluorescence

The apparent dielectric constant, , of the hydrophobic pyrene binding sites in erythroid spectrin and human serum albumin (HSA) were estimated using the linear relationship [Turro, N.J., Kuo, P.L., Somasundaran, P. and Wong, K. (1986). J. Phys. Chem. 90, 288–291] between the ratio of the first (373 nm) and the third (384 nm) vibronic peak intensities (l₁/l₃) and the dielectric constant of the bulk medium. Binding of the hydrophobic fluorescent probe, pyrene, to erythroid spectrin and HSA was determined from concentration dependent change in the ratio l₁/l₃ from the emission spectra. Pyrene binds to spectrin (K_app = 6.2 × 10⁶ M^–1) with a higher affinity than that of HSA (K_app = 3.7 × 10⁴ M^–1) and the binding in both cases are saturable. The for spectrin and HSA was estimated to be 7 ± 2.1 and 5.4 ± 1.6 respectively. A case study with spectrin, covalently labeled with pyrene maleimide, have been presented for aging of pyrene-labelled spectrin showing the potential of the use of vibrational peak ratios (l₁/l₃) in the study of polarity of microenvironments in the neighborhood of cysteine residues of a protein. Large changes in the pyrene spectral components indicated conformational changes in the cysteine microenvironment of the protein upon storage at 4°C.     

多光谱和分子模拟技术研究全氟十二酸与人血清白蛋白的相互作用

全氟十二酸(PFDoA)是8～12个碳链的全氟烷酸(PFAAs)中毒性最强的新型环境污染物。已有大量研究表明PFAAs在环境中广泛积累,但对PFDoA与HSA的相互作用还处于起步阶段。本研究力争在模拟生理条件下,采用荧光猝灭法、分子模拟技术和圆二色谱确定HSA与PFDoA的相互作用机理。研究结果表明,PFDoA对HSA的猝灭是动态猝灭与形成PFDoA-HSA基态复合物引起的猝灭共同作用的结果。计算得到的结合距离(r=3.65 nm)表明,PFDoA(受体)与HSA(供体)之间的相互作用发生了非辐射能量转移。取代反应结果表明,PFDoA键合在HSA的site Ⅰ位点上。分子对接进一步研究了PFDoA与HSA作用的详细结合情况,表明PFDoA通过多种作用力结合在HSA的亚域IIA内,例如,PFDoA上的O 1原子主要通过极性键与HSA上的Arg 257和Ser 287残基结合。计算得到的最优对接能量为-25.87 kJ·mol-1,表明PFDoA对HSA有较大的结合亲和力。同步荧光光谱和三维荧光光谱研究了PFDoA对HSA构象的影响,结果显示,与PFDoA结合后,色氨酸的微环境疏水性增加,HSA的构象也发生改变。PFDoA与HSA作用前后圆二色谱二级结构的定量分析结果表明,PFDoA-HSA复合物的形成使螺旋稳定性降低。该研究结果为全氟烷酸与HSA的动力学研究提供了理论依据和可靠数据,并揭示了生物大分子与配体相互作用的化学本质。     

光谱法和分子对接法研究和比较两种全氟羧酸与人血清白蛋白的结合模式

全氟羧酸(PFCAs)由于具有既亲水又疏水的表面活性剂特性,被广泛应用于工业和生活产品中。全氟十一酸(PFUnA)和全氟十三酸(PFTriA)是长链PFCAs类的典型代表,但近年来它们越来越频繁的在人体中检测到,并且发现表现出内分泌干扰效应、发育毒性和致畸性。本文以光谱学和分子对接为基础,探索PFUnA和PFTriA与人体最丰富的蛋白人血清白蛋白(HSA)的结合模式。结果表明,PFUnA和PFTriA均通过动静态猝灭过程猝灭HSA的内源荧光,与HSA只有一个强亲和位点,且PFUnA与HSA的结合比PFTriA更紧密。根据热力学计算结果,可知PFUnA与HSA结合的焓变、熵变分别为-26.32 kJ·mol-1和21.76 J·mol-1·K-1,其结合作用主要依靠静电引力,而PFTriA主要通过范德华力和卤键与HSA结合,是放热熵减过程,其焓变和熵变分别为-39.69 kJ·mol-1和-25.66 J·mol-1·K-1。计算得到的结合距离(r<8 nm)显示从HSA到PFUnA和PFTriA发生了非辐射能量转移。三维荧光光谱和圆二色谱表明,PFUnA和PFTriA与HSA的结合不仅可以改变HSA的构象和微环境,还可以引起α-螺旋稳定性降低。取代实验和分子对接进一步显示PFUnA 和PFTriA通过极性键、疏水作用力和卤键等与HSA的亚域ⅡA疏水腔有高亲和性,且荧光团Trp残基处于结合位置中,进一步证明PFUnA和PFTriA可以猝灭HSA的荧光。本文研究结果为阐明长链PFCAs在机体内与血清蛋白的结合机理提供了完整可靠的数据,并为长链PFCAs的毒性评价和毒理学研究提供了理论依据。     

Characterization of aromatic-thiol π-type hydrogen bonding and phenylalanine-cysteine side chain interactions through ab initio calculations and protein database analyses

In this study, the aromatic-thiol π hydrogen bonding and phenylalanine-cysteine side chain interactions are characterized through both molecular orbital calculations on a C₆H₆-HSCH₃ model complex and database analyses of 609 X-ray protein structures. The aromatic-thiol π hydrogen bonding interaction can achieve a stabilization energy of 2.60 kcal mol^?1, and is stronger than the already documented aromatic-hydroxyl and aromatic-amino hydrogen bonds. However, the occurrence of the aromatic-thiol hydrogen bond is rather rare in proteins. This is because most of the thiol groups participate in the formation of either disulphide bonds or stronger S—H…O (or N) ‘normal’ hydrogen bonds in a protein environment. Interactions between the side chains of phenylalanine and cysteine residues are characterized as the phenyl(Phe)(HSCH₂-)(Cys) interaction. The bonding energy for such interactions is approximately 3.71 kcal mol-¹ and is achieved in a geometric arrangement with an optimal phenyl(Phe)-(HS-)(Cys) π-type hydrogen bonding interaction. The interaction is very sensitive to the orientation of the two lone electron pairs on the sulphur atom relative to the π electron cloud of the phenyl ring. Accordingly, the interaction configurations that can accomplish a significant bonding energy exist only within a narrow configurational space. The database analysis of 609 experimental X-ray protein structures demonstrates that only 268 of the 1620 cysteine residues involve such phenylalanine-cysteine side chain interactions. Most of these interactions occur in the form of π (aromatic)-lone pair(sulphur) attractions, and correspond to a bonding energy less than 1.5 kcal mol^?1. A few were identified as the aromatic-thiol hydrogen bond with a bonding energy of 2.0–3.6 kcal mol^?1.     

Complexes between C.I. Acid Orange 6 and human serum albumin, a multi-spectroscopic approach to investigate the binding behavior

The interaction mechanism of Acid Orange 6 (AO6) with human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated firstly by using fluorescence quenching technique, UV absorbance, circular dichroism (CD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy in combination with molecular modeling method under simulative physiological conditions. Fluorescence data indicated that there is a single class of binding sites between AO6 and HSA, and the alterations of HSA secondary structure in the presence of AO6 was confirmed by synchronous fluorescence, UV, CD, FT-IR and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra. The efficiency of fluorescence resonance energy transfer provided the binding distance (r) of 2.83 nm for AO6-HSA system. Furthermore, the thermodynamic parameters enthalpy change (ΔH⁰) and entropy change (ΔS⁰) for the reaction were calculated to be −5.77 kJ mol⁻¹ and 109.42 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹, respectively, according to Van't Hoff equation, these data suggested that both hydrophobic forces and hydrogen bonding play a major role in the binding of AO6 to HSA, which agrees well with the results of molecular modeling study. Experimental results showed that the interaction between AO6 and HSA induced a conformational change of HSA, which was proved by the qualitative and quantitative analysis data of different spectroscopic techniques under simulative physiological conditions.