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.     

Effect of Denaturating Agents on the Structural Alterations and Drug-Binding Capacity of Human and Bovine Serum Albumin

Sulindac (SDC) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, useful in the treatment of chronic and acute inflammatory conditions. The binding of SDC to human serum albumin and bovine serum albumin was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy and the results compared with those obtained for human and bovine serum albumin destabilized with urea and guanidine hydrochloride. SDC interacts with serum albumin within the hydrophobic subdomain IIA and/or IB. The analysis of the binding constants shows that the studied albumins preserve their binding capacity in the presence of destabilizing/denaturating agents. The denaturation coefficient has been calculated to estimate the degree of denaturation of protein.     

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.     

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...     

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。     

Studies on the interaction of gliclazide with bovine serum albumin by fluorescence and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy

The interaction between gliclazide and bovine serum albumin was investigated by fluorescence and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy. From the experimental results, it was found that the quenching mechanism was static. The results of the synchronous fluorescence obtained indicated that the binding of gliclazide with bovine serum albumin could affect conformation in bovine serum albumin. In addition, the binding constants (K_a), binding sites (n), thermodynamic parameters, binding forces, Hill’s coefficient, and binding rate of gliclazide to protein calculated from two methods using the same equation were consistent at three different temperatures (298, 310, 318 K). This indicated that as a useful supplement to the conventional method, synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy could be used to study the mechanism of drugs and proteins. The conclusion was verified by UV/vis method.     

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。     

Structure of molecular associates of fluorescent probes in solutions of human serum albumin

Spectral-luminescent characteristics and molecular association processes in solutions of human serum albumin are analyzed at different pH values for three fluorescent probes (eosin, erythrosin, and fluorescein). Common features for all three probes in protein solutions are quenching of the fluorescence, a red shift of the fluorescence maximum, a decrease in the degree of association, and an increase in the angle between dipole moments of dye molecules in dimers. This being so, differences between fluorescein and its halogen derivatives (eosin and erythrosin) are observed in the pH dependences of fluorescence, degree of association, and the angle between dipole moments of probe molecules in dimers. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 6, pp. 782–787, November–December, 2008.     

Study on the binding of 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene with bovine serum albumin by fluorescence spectroscopy

The interaction of 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene (DBO) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) has been studied using absorption and steady state fluorescence techniques. Fluorescence spectrum of BSA (λ_exi=280 nm) in the presence of DBO clearly shows that DBO acts as a quencher. The number of binding sites ‘n’ and apparent binding constant ‘K’ were measured by Stern-Volmer equation. Synchronous fluorescence and absorption spectra were used to study protein conformation. The interaction between DBO and BSA is consistent with static quenching and the conformational changes of BSA observed.     

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1 050 L·mol^-1和0.88,同时测得了焓变(ΔH)、熵变(ΔS)和自由能变(ΔG)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^-1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 on the interaction between theasinesin and human serum albumin by fluorescence spectroscopy

The binding properties on theasinesin to human serum albumin (HSA) have been studied for the first time using fluorescence spectroscopy in combination with UV–vis absorbance spectroscopy. The results showed that theasinesin strongly quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of HSA through a static quenching procedure, and non-radiation energy transfer happened within molecules. The number of binding site was 1, and the efficiency of Förster energy transfer provided a distance of 4.64 nm between tryptophan and theasinesin binding site. At 298, 310 and 323 K, the quenching constants of HSA–theasinesin system were 2.55×10³, 2.16×10³ and 1.75×10³ mol L⁻¹. ΔH^θ, ΔS^θ and ΔG^θ were obtained based on the quenching constants and thermodynamic theory (ΔH^θ<0, ΔS^θ>0 and ΔG^θ<0). These results indicated that hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions are the mainly binding forces in the theasinesin–HSA system. In addition, the results obtained from synchronous fluorescence spectra showed that the binding of theasinesin with HSA could induce conformational changes in HSA.     

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.     

Conformational differences of oxytocin and vasopressin as observed by fluorescence anisotropy decays and transient effects in collisional quenching of tyrosine fluorescence

We used gigahertz frequency-domain fluorometry to examine the tyrosyl fluorescence intensity and anisotropy decays of the single-tyrosine cyclic peptide hormones oxytocin and vasopressin. Acrylamide quenching and a distance-dependent quenching model for collisional quenching were used to evaluate the extent of tyrosyl exposure to the quencher and to provide increased resolution of the picosecond anisotropy decays. Analysis of the intensity decays using a lifetime distribution model shows different distributions for oxytocin and vasopressin. We found that the tyrosyl fluorescence of lysine-vasopressin, as revealed both by the lifetime Stern-Volmer plots and from the quenching analysis, is quenched more effectively than oxytocin. ForN-acetyltyrosinamide (NATyrA), oxytocin, and lysine-vasopressin, we recovered apparent diffusion coefficients for quenching of 4.7×10^–6, 0.44×10^–6, and 4.3×10^–6 cm²/s, respectively, the lower value for oxytocin suggesting a shielded environment for its tyrosyl residue. Tyrosyl anisotropy decays were recovered by global analysis of progressively quenched samples. Compared with oxytocin, vasopressin displayed a longer correlation time for overall rotational diffusion and a higher amplitude for picosecond segmented motions of its tyrosyl residue. All the data are consistent with a more extended and flexible solution structure for vasopressin than for oxytocin.Dedicated to Professor Alfons Kawski on the occasion of his 65th birthday.     

A simple fluorescence quenching method for roxithromycin determination using CdTe quantum dots as probes

A new method for the determination of roxithromycin based on the fluorescence quenching of 3-mercaptopropionic acid-capped CdTe quantum dots (MPA-CdTe QDs) was developed. In ethanol medium, the fluorescence of CdTe quantum dots at 552 nm was quenched in the presence of roxithromycin. Based on this a simple, sensitive, and selective method for rapid determination of roxithromycin was described. Reaction time, interfering substances on the fluorescence quenching, and mechanism of the interaction of CdTe QDs with roxithromycin were investigated. After optimization, the proposed method allows the determination of roxithromycin over the range 25.0-350.0 μg ml⁻¹. The detection limit is 4.6 μg ml⁻¹. The proposed method was successfully applied to commercial capsules and tablets with satisfactory results. The recovery of the method was in the range of 96.8-102.5%.     

Study on the interaction between promethazine hydrochloride and bovine serum albumin by fluorescence spectroscopy

The interaction between promethazine hydrochloride (PMT) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in vitro was investigated by means of fluorescence spectroscopy and absorption spectroscopy. The fluorescence of BSA was quenched remarkably by PMT and the quenching mechanism was considered as static quenching by forming a complex. The association constants K_a and the number of binding sites n were calculated at different temperatures. The BSA-PMT binding distance was determined to be less than 8 nm, suggesting that energy transfer from BSA to PMT may occur. The thermodynamic parameters of the interaction between PMT and BSA were measured according to the van’t Hoff equation. The enthalpy change (ΔH) and entropy change (ΔS) were calculated to be −23.62 kJ mol⁻¹ and −0.10 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹, respectively, which indicated that the interaction of PMT with BSA was driven mainly by van der Waals forces and hydrogen bonds. The binding process was a spontaneous process in which Gibbs free energy change (ΔG) was negative. In addition, the results of synchronous fluorescence spectra and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra showed that binding of PMT with BSA can induce conformational changes in BSA.     

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。