Interaction of molecules of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid and its structural analogs with human serum albumin

We have used fluorescence spectroscopy methods to show that imidacloprid and its structural analogs form complexes with human serum albumin (HSA). The nature of the spectral changes in the ligand×protein systems and the calculated complexation parameters suggest that these low molecular weight compounds mainly bind to a specific section of the protein molecule, near the tryptophan residue in the 214 position of the polypeptide chain. We have found that the association constants are on the order of 10⁴ M⁻¹, and the affinity of the ligands for HSA varies in the series 6-chloronicotinic acid > 6-methoxynicotinic acid = imidacloprid > the keto analog of imidacloprid. The major contribution to the complexation energy probably comes from hydrophobic interaction forces with participation of the aromatic pyridine ring of the ligands, while additional enhancement of ligand-protein affinity can be provided by the nitroimine group of imidacloprid. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 6, pp. 859–866, November–December, 2008.     

Luminescent spectral properties of rhodamine derivatives while binding to serum albumin

We have studied the effect of blood serum albumin on the absorption and fluorescence spectra of rhodamine C (RC), rhodamine 6G (R6G), and rhodamine 3B (R3B). Interaction of the dye with protein is assessed using the binding parameters: binding constants and concentrations of binding sites. We have studied the effect of temperature on the binding parameters. We have observed that heating a mixture of the dye solution with protein for 30 min leads to an increase in the binding constant for rhodamine 3B with protein by a factor of 2, while the concentration of binding sites increases by a factor of 2.3. This is explained by features of the globular protein structure and a change in its conformation when heated. We have shown that rhodamine 3B at a concentration of 10⁻⁵ M is the most effective among the studied rhodamine dyes for application as a fluorescent probe when studying conformational changes in blood serum protein. Report given at the Third International Conference on Liquid State Physics: Current Problems, May 27–31, 2005, Kiev, Ukraine. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 380–384, May–June, 2006.     

Competition Between Energy Transfer and Deactivation During Quenching of Tryptophan Fluorescence of Albumin by Dye Molecules

Using quenching of Trp fluorescence by different dyes, bound to bovine serum albumin, it is shown that the spectral overlap between emission and absorption spectra does not necessarily lead to energy transfer as the sole quenching mechanism. A correlation of the limiting quenching value with the Förster overlap integral was not observed. The energy transfer efficiency was less than the quenching efficiency because of competitive radiationless deactivation processes induced by dye binding.     

表面活性剂对HPTS荧光的单分子猝灭及胶束作用

研究了各种表面活性剂存在下,8-羟基-1,3,6-三磺酸芘钠盐(HPTS)的荧光光谱,结果表明、表面活性剂对其荧光特性的影响可分为两种类型:单分子猝灭(CMC以下)和胶束作用(CMC以上)。它们分别服从相应的Stern-Volmer稳态猝灭和溶质-胶束作用线性方程。按导出方程对应作图,求得CTMAB的单分子猝灭常数K=2.4×10~5L/mol;CTMAB胶束和TX100胶束对HPTS的键合常数分别为7.4×10~5L/mol和7.0×10~3L/mol。阴离子表而活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠,由于其电性与HPTS阴离子电性的不相容性,对HPTS荧光未见明显影响。     

Effect of temperature and pH on interaction between bovine serum albumin and cetylpyridinium bromide: Fluorescence spectroscopic approach

The fluorescence spectroscopic technique has been efficiently employed to investigate the interaction between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and cetylpyridinium bromide (CPB) under different pH and temperature conditions. The binding constant, number of binding sites, thermodynamic parameters such as ΔG, ΔH, ΔS, and nature of binding forces between BSA and CPB were obtained by measuring the steady state fluorescence quenching of BSA by CPB. The experimental results showed that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by CPB was a result of the formation of CPB-BSA complex. The static quenching was confirmed from the Stern-Volmer quenching constant at different temperatures. The effect of CPB on the conformation of BSA was analyzed using synchronous and three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy. pH dependence complex formation between BSA-CPB is due to the interaction between cationic side chain of CPB and the net charge developed on BSA. The distance ‘r’ between BSA and CPB was obtained according to the fluorescence resonance energy transfer.     

酸度对氧氟沙星与牛血清白蛋白结合的影响

牛血清白蛋白在不同pH的溶液中存在N（pH ～7.0）,B（pH ～9.0）和E（pH 3.5以下）等几种同分异构形态。 采用紫外-可见光谱和荧光光谱研究了酸度对牛血清白蛋白（BSA）的结构以及对不同结构的BSA和氧氟沙星的相互作用的影响,应用荧光猝灭现象和Frster理论,求出了4个不同pH下两者结合的猝灭常数、 能量转移效率和结合距离等参数。结果显示,氧氟沙星与牛血清白蛋白在pH 4.9时结合常数最大（1.928 1×105 L·mol-1）,结合距离小（r=2.55 nm）,猝灭效应最好（8.63×104 L·mol-1）;氧氟沙星与牛血清白蛋白的结合过程中,静态猝灭和非辐射能量转移是导致牛血清白蛋白荧光猝灭的原因;中性、 弱酸和弱碱性环境对两者的结合没有太大的影响,静电作用不是两者相互作用的主要作用力。使用同步荧光技术考察了氧氟沙星对BSA构象的影响。     

Quenching of the Intrinsic Fluorescence of Human Serum Albumin by Trimethoxyphenylfluorone–Mo(VI) Complex

The interaction mechanism between trimethoxyphenylfluorone (TM‐PF)–molybdenum [Mo(VI)] complex and human serum albumin (HSA) has been investigated using fluorescence method. The binding constants were measured at different temperature. Based on the theory of Förster energy transfer, the binding distance and the energy transfer efficiency between TM‐PF–Mo(VI) complex and HSA were obtained. According to the thermodynamic parameters, the main sorts of binding force can be judged. The results indicate that HSA and TM‐PF–Mo(VI) complex have strong interactions. The mechanism of quenching belongs to static quenching, and the main sorts of binding force are van der Waals force and H‐bonding.     

贝诺酯与牛血清白蛋白位点选择性结合的分子光谱研究

采用荧光光谱、紫外可见光谱、同步荧光光谱及三维荧光光谱等分子光谱方法,研究了生理条件下贝诺酯(BEN)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用.结果表明,BEN对BSA的内源荧光有显著的猝灭作用,猝灭机理为动态猝灭,二者之间的作用力类型以疏水作用为主,BEN与BSA发生反应后,使BSA的疏水环境极性增强,疏水性减弱,荧光强度降低.测得的表观结合常数和结合位点数分别是1050L·mol-1和0.88,同时测得了焓变(△H)、熵变(△S)和自由能变(△G)等热力学参数.同步荧光和三维荧光光谱的结果表明,BEN使BSA的构象发生改变.利用荧光特异性位点探针DA和DP,通过竞争结合实验,监测BEN与BSA的结合位点,测得了位点Ⅰ和位点Ⅱ的表观结合常数分别为4 300 L·mol -和21 200 L·mol-1,表明BEN与BSA优先在位点Ⅱ结合.     

光谱法研究ZnO量子点与头孢哌酮钠的相互作用

本文采用均匀沉淀法,在室温条件下,合成了较为稳定的ZnO量子点。用荧光光谱法、紫外可见分光光度法分析了ZnO量子点与头孢哌酮的相互作用,用Stern-Volmer方程研究了头孢哌酮对ZnO量子点的荧光猝灭作用,结果表明属于静态荧光猝灭,计算了不同温度时的猝灭常数(292K:9.550×103 L·mol-1、303K:5.980×103 L·mol-1、313K:4.412×103 L·mol-1)和热力学参数,证明二者主要以范德华作用和氢键作用力结合。根据Forster的偶极-偶极非辐射能量转移原理计算出结合位置距离色氨酸残基2.47nm,发生分子内的非辐射能量转移。为探讨纳米颗粒与此类药物分子之间相互作用的化学机理提供了重要的信息。     

Study of the Interaction of Fangchinoline with Human Serum Albumin by Fluorescence and UV Spectroscopic Method

The interaction of fangchinoline with human serum albumin (HSA) was studied by use of fluorescence quenching spectra, synchronous fluorescence spectra, and ultraviolet spectra. It was shown that fangchinoline has a strong ability to quench the fluorescence of HSA. The Stern‐Volmer curves based on the quenching of the fluorescence of HSA by fangchinoline indicated that the quenching mechanism of fangchinoline on HSA was static quenching and non‐radiation energy transfer. Based on the Förster theory of non‐radiation energy transfer, the binding distances (r) and the binding constants (K _A) between fangchinoline and HSA were found. The thermodynamic parameters obtained revealed that the interaction between fangchinoline and HSA was mainly driven by hydrophobic force. The conformational changes of HSA were investigated by use of synchronous fluorescence. The result indicates that an ionic electrostatic interaction between fangchinoline and HSA could not be excluded.     

Spectroscopic Studies on the Interaction Between Aucubin and Bovine Serum Albumin Without or With Copper II or Iron III

The binding of aucubin to bovine serum albumin in the absence or presence of copper II or iron III has been studied by fluorescence, UV-Vis absorbance, synchronous fluorescence, and circular dichroism spectroscopies at pH 7.40. The results of fluorescence showed that the static quenching mechanism played a major role without or with copper II or iron III, and the quenching constant, binding constant, and binding site number decreased with copper II or iron III at three different temperatures (310 K, 300 K, and 290 K). This indicated that the drug would take effect more promptly in the presence of metal ions than in the absence of them. Thermodynamic parameters revealed that hydrophobic forces played vital roles and the binding process was spontaneous without or with copper II or iron III. The results of synchronous fluorescence showed that the polarity of the microenvironment around tryptophan and tyrosine residues changed insignificantly without or with copper II or iron III. The results of circular dichroism showed that there were slight reductions in the α-helix content of bovine serum albumin. In conclusion, copper II or iron III could reduce the binding ability between aucubin and bovine serum albumin, resulting in enhanced maximum effects of aucubin. The relative knowledge would contribute to the pharmaceutical development and clinical application of aucubin.

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不同方程计算药物小分子与蛋白结合常数的比较研究

在Tris-HCl缓冲溶液（pH=7.4）中,分别研究了莫西沙星、诺氟沙星、氧氟沙星、恩诺沙星、洛美沙星、环丙沙星与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用,利用计算药物小分子与蛋白结合常数的常用方程：Scatchard修正方程、Lineweaver-Burk双倒数方程、双对数方程、修正的Stern-Volmer方程、改进的双对数方程,分别计算了各沙星药物与蛋白的结合常数和结合位点数。对计算结果进行比较,结果表明对于药物与蛋白为1：1的结合反应,除Scatchard修正方程外其他方程的计算结果十分接近,其中改进的双对数方程的计算结果更加合理准确。

     

Alteration of the Binding Strength of Dronedarone with Bovine Serum Albumin by β-Cyclodextrin: A Spectroscopic Study

We report the influence of β-cyclodextrin on the binding of the drug dronedarone with bovine serum albumin. The stoichiometry, the binding constant, and the mode of binding of the derivative with β-cyclodextrin are studied by UV–Visible absorption, fluorescence, and 2 Dimensional Rotating Frame Overhauser Effect Spectroscopy (2D ROESY NMR) spectroscopic techniques. The structure of the 1:1 inclusion complex is proposed. The binding of free dronedarone with bovine serum albumin and β-cyclodextrin-bound dronedarone are studied by fluorescence quenching and Förster resonance transfer. The decreased magnitude of the Stern–Volmer constant and the binding constant for the interaction of dronedarone with bovine serum albumin in the presence of β-cyclodextrin are articulated. The donor-to-acceptor distances in the presence and the absence of β-cyclodextrin are compared. The binding sites of the dronedarone with bovine serum albumin are reported by molecular modeling. Dronedarone binds to the sub-domain III of bovine serum albumin. The 3-(dibutylaminopropoxy)benzoyl moiety of dronedarone binds with bovine serum albumin. Encapsulation with β-cyclodextrin decreases the binding strength of dronedarone with bovine serum albumin.     

荧光光谱法研究共存碳纳米管对牛血清白蛋白与加替沙星相互作用的影响

在模拟生理条件下,用荧光光谱法研究了碳纳米管对牛血清白蛋白和加替沙星荧光光谱特性的影响以及有无碳纳米管共存时加替沙星对牛血清白蛋白荧光光谱特性的影响.实验结果表明,加替沙星和碳纳米管都可以使牛血清白蛋白的荧光强度发生静态猝灭.在碳纳米管的存在下,加替沙星与牛血清白蛋白的结合作用有所减弱.Stern-Volmer荧光猝灭...     

Fluorescence Study on the Interaction of Bovine Serum Albumin with P-Aminoazobenzene

In this paper, the interaction between p-aminoazobenzene (PAAB) and BSA was investigated mainly by fluorescence quenching spectra, circular dichroism (CD) and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra under simulative physiological conditions. It was proved that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by PAAB was mainly a result of the formation of a PAAB-BSA complex. The modified Stern-Volmer quenching constant K _a and the corresponding thermodynamic parameters ΔH, ΔG and ΔS at different temperatures were calculated. The results indicated that van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds were the predominant intermolecular forces in stabilizing the complex. The distance r?=?4.33 nm between the donor (BSA) and acceptor (PAAB) was obtained according to Förster’s non-radioactive energy transfer theory. The synchronous fluorescence, CD and three-dimensional fluorescence spectral results showed that the hydrophobicity of amino acid residues increased and the losing of α-helix content (from 63.57 to 51.83%) in the presence of PAAB. These revealed that the microenvironment and conformation of BSA were changed in the binding reaction.     

同步荧光光谱法结合分子对接研究金雀花碱与牛血清白蛋白间相互作用

金雀花碱(Cy)是一种生物碱,主要存在于豆科毒豆属植物种子中。Cy具有较强的生物活性,特别是作为戒烟药物已得到广泛应用。在模拟生理条件下,应用荧光光谱法研究了Cy同牛血清白蛋白(BSA)之间的相互作用以及Cy猝灭BSA荧光发射的机理。详细考查了水浴温度、水浴时间以及溶液pH等因素对荧光猝灭的影响,并且通过Stem-Volmer方程计算了Cy与BSA间的结合类型、结合位点数目以及结合常数。结果表明,Cy与BSA可形成摩尔比为1∶1的非共价复合物,其结合常数为5.6×103,其猝灭类型为静态猝灭。同步荧光光谱研究结果表明,Cy的结合主要影响BSA 的Trp残基的荧光发射。进一步应用分子对接研究表明,氢键与疏水作用是Cy与BSA形成复合物的主要推动力。Cy与BSA中Trp213及其周围的氨基酸残基间存在氢键与疏水作用,这种作用将改变Trp213所处微环境的疏水情况,从而导致BSA的荧光发生猝灭。     

Two distinguishable fluorescent modes of 1-anilino-8-naphthalenesulfonate bound to human albumin

We study the interaction of 1-anilino-8-naphthalenesulfonate (ANS) with human (HSA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) by phase and modulation fluorescence spectroscopy. We determined that both HSA and BSA show one or two distinguishable fluorescent sites, depending of the ANS/serum albumin ratio. At above a 11 ANS/HSA molar ratio, the steady-state emission spectra for ANS can be resolved in two components: component 1, emitting with a lifetime (₁) of 16 ns and a _1max of 478 nm, with a quantum yield (_f1) of 0.67, and component 2, with a lifetime (₂) of 2–4 ns and a _2max of 483 nm, with an average quantum yield (_f2) of about 0.11. Considering these findings, the binding analysis is fitted with a model of two independent sites. Site 1 has an association constantK _as1=0.87×10⁶M^–1 and a capacity of 1.04 mol of ANS/mol of HSA, and site 2 aK _as2=0.079×10⁶M^–1 and a capacity of 2.34 mol of ANS/mol of HSA. Analysis of fluorescence lifetime distributions shows that the rigidity of the fluorophore environment at site 1 changes when site 2 is occupied. These findings suggest an interconnection between the two sites and that ligands can stabilize the protein's globular structure. To assess the identity of the ANS binding sites we used diazepam as a marker of the site located at the IIIA HSA subdomain and aspirin as a marker of sites located at the IIIA and IIA HSA subdomains. Both ligands displace ANS only from site 1, suggesting that it corresponds to the binding site located at the IIIA sub-domain of the protein. We determined that theK _as values for diazepam and aspirin are 0.113× 10⁶ and 0.021×10⁶ M ^–1 respectively.     

巴洛沙星与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的研究

应用荧光法研究了在不同酸度条件下,巴洛沙星(balofloxacin,BLFX)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的荧光猝灭现象,利用荧光猝灭双倒数图计算了巴洛沙星与牛血清白蛋白之间的结合常数,根据Frster非辐射能量转移机制计算出巴洛沙星在牛血清白蛋白上的结合距离,并根据热力学参数确定了巴洛沙星与牛血清白蛋白之间的作用力类型,同时采用同步荧光技术考察了巴洛沙星对BSA构象的影响。     

Static quenching of bovine serum albumin conjugated with small size CdS nanocrystalline quantum dots

The author reports on a strong fluorescence quenching of a model transport protein, bovine serum albumin BSA, when bioconjugated with CdS quantum dots QDs. The 4.4 nm size CdS QDs were synthesized using wet chemistry method and were characterized using UV-vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy SEM and X-ray diffraction XRD techniques. It was found that the BSA fluorescence quenching increases linearly with increasing the CdS QDs concentrations in the range of 3×10⁻⁷-2.0×10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹. This quenching is explained in terms of Stern-Volmer equation and is ascribed to static quenching with quenching constant 1.321×10⁴ L mol⁻¹ at 300 K.