Interaction of Surface-active Fluorescence Probes with Bovine Serum Albumin

The binding between three surface-active substituted 3H-indole fluorescence probes and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in aqueous solution was studied using fluorescence quenching. The binding constants of 3H-indole molecules with BSA were obtained. According to the Foerster resonance energy transfer theory, the distances between 3H-indole molecules and tryptophan of BSA were calculated. The results show that the oligoethyloxyethylene chain of 3H-indole molecules is longer, the binding between them is stronger, the energy transfer efficiency is higher, and the distance between tryptophan and 3H-indole is nearer.     

Conjugation of Chitooligosaccharide-5-fluorouracil with Bovine Serum Albumin

The interaction between chitooligosaccharide-5-fluorouracil (COS-5FU) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy. It was found that an energy transfer between COS-5FU and BSA had been occurred. The binding constants were calculated, k298K=1.175×104 L·mol-1.Based on the mechanism of energy transfer of dipole-dipole interaction between the donor and acceptor, the distance between BSA and COS-5FU was determined.     

Quantitative Characterization of Bovine Serum Albumin, α-Lactalbumin and β-Lactoglobulin in Commercial Whey Sample by RP-LC

A simple, sensitive and precise reverse phase liquid chromatographic method has been developed and validated for quantification of bovine serum albumin (BSA), α-lactalbumin (α-La) and β–lactoglobulin (β-Lg) that are removed from whey waste by foam fractionation method. The data is reproducible over a wide concentration range. This optimized method allowed analysis of BSA, α-La, β-Lg in a mixture within 5 min and could be applied to the analysis of a variety of commercial and laboratory whey products within a short time.     

Spectroscopic Study of the Interactions of Buflomedil to Serum Albumin and β-Cyclodextrin

The effects of buflomedil (BFM), a novel cerebrovascular medicine, on serum albumin and the feasibility of ??-cyclodextrin (??-CD) acting as a controlled releaser for BFM were investigated by molecular spectroscopy methods, including fluorescence emission, UV?Cvisible absorption, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), synchronous and three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopies. The interaction of BFM with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was analyzed by fluorescence quenching and it was found that BFM had reacted with BSA in the ground state and had affected the secondary structure of BSA. The observed binding constant K _b, the number of binding sites n, the distance r between donor (BSA) and acceptor (BFM), the enthalpy change (??H ^?? ), Gibbs energy change (??G ^?? ) and entropy change (??S ^?? ) at different temperatures were calculated. The inclusion reaction between ??-CD and BFM was explored by the Lineweaver?CBurk equation. The inclusion constants and the thermodynamic parameters were determined. The mechanism of the inclusion reaction was discussed and the controlled release characteristics of ??-CD to BFM were considered at the molecule level.     

A Comparison Study on the Interaction of Sunset Yellow and β-Carotene with Bovine Serum Albumin

在模拟生理pH条件（pH=7．4）下,采用多种光谱法研究日落黄和β-胡萝卜素与BSA的相互作用,并比较两者与BSA相互作用过程的差异性．通过荧光光谱法和紫外吸收光谱法确定了日落黄和β-胡萝卜素对牛血清白蛋白的荧光猝灭机制,采用Stern—Volmer、双对数方程和热力学公式求出相互作用的猝灭常数、结合常数配、结合位点数月和作用力类型．结果表明：日落黄和β-胡萝卜素对BSA的猝灭属于静态猝灭,两者与BSA的民都达到10^5L／mol,结合位点数均为1,日落黄与BSA的作用力以静电引力为主,而β-胡萝卜素则是通过氢键和范德华力与BSA作用．通过红外光谱法和圆二色谱法研究了二者对BSA构象的影响,结果表明,日落黄与BSA作用的过程中,会引起BSA二级结构的改变,而β-胡萝卜素则对BSA的构象基本不产生影响．     

Investigation of the Interaction between Isoflavonoids and Bovine Serum Albumin by Fluorescence Spectroscopy

The interactions of bovine serum albumin （BSA） with three structurally related isoflavonoids, genistein, puerarin and daidzein, were studied under physiological conditions by fluorescence spectroscopic technique. The quenching mechanism of these compounds with BSA was suggested as static quenching and the binding constants were determined at different temperatures based on the fluorescence quenching results. The transfer efficiency of energy and distance between the acceptor and BSA were investigated on the basis of the mechanism of the Forster energy transference. According to the thermodynamic parameters it has been suggested that the acting force be mainly hydrophobic force. The comparison of binding potency of the three isoflavonoids to BSA showed that the substitution by 5-OH and 8-Glc could enhance the binding affinity. All these obtained in the work can make us better understand the mode of the action and pharmacological activities of the isoflavonoids.     

A Study on the Reaction Mechanism of Bromocresol Green with Bovine Serum Albumin

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Spectroscopic Studies on the Interaction of 2,4-Dichlorophenol with Bovine Serum Albumin

The interaction between 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy combined with UV-vis absorption and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy under simulative physiological conditions. The experiment results show that the fluorescence intensity of BSA is dramatically decreased owing to the formation of a DCP–BSA complex. The corresponding effective quenching constants (K _a) between DCP and BSA at four different temperatures (292, 298, 304 and 310 K) were determined to be 10.08×10⁴, 9.082×10⁴, 8.177×10⁴, and 7.260×10⁴ L?mol^?1, respectively. The thermodynamics parameters enthalpy change (ΔH) and entropy change (ΔS) were calculated to be ?13.64 kJ?mol^?1 and 49.08 J?mol^?1?K^?1, which suggested that hydrophobic interaction was the predominant intermolecular force. Site marker competitive experiments indicated that the binding of DCP to BSA primarily takes place in subdomain IIA. The binding distance (r) between DCP and the tryptophan residue of BSA ias 4.09 nm according to Förster’s theory of non-radioactive energy transfer. The conformational investigation demonstrated that the presence of DCP decreased the α-helical content of BSA and induced a slight unfolding of the polypeptides of protein, which confirmed the occurrence some micro environmental and conformational changes of BSA molecules.     

Studies on Thermodynamics Features of the Interaction between Imidacloprid and Bovine Serum Albumin

At different temperatures, the interactions between imidacloprid （IMI） and bovine serum albumin （BSA） were investigated with a fluorescence quenching spectrum, a synchronous fluorescence spectrum, a three-dimensional fluorescence spectrum and an ultraviolet-visible spectrum. The average values of bonding constants （KLB： 3.424 × 10^4 L,mol^-1）, thermodynamic parameters （△H： 5.188 kJ,mol^-1, △G^（○—）：-26.36 kJ,mol^-1, △S： 103.9 J,K^-1,mol^-1） and the numbers of bonding sites （n： 1.156） could be obtained through Stern-Volmer, Lineweaver-Burk and ther- modynamic equations. It was shown that the fluorescence of BSA could be quenched for its reactions with IMI to form a certain kind of new compound. The quenching belonged to a static fluorescence quenching, with a non-radiation energy transfer happening within a single molecule. The thermodynamic parameters agree with △H〉 0, △S〉0 and△G^（○-）〈0, suggesting that the binding power between IMI and BSA should be mainly a hydrophobic interaction.     

Characterization of the Interaction between Bovine Serum Albumin and Lomefloxacin by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis

Three capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) methods of the frontal analysis (FA), vacancypeak (VP) and simplified Hummel-Dreyer (SHD) were applied to investigate interaction betweenbovine serum albumin (BSA) and lomefloxacin, the experimental condition was established after alarge number of tests. Based on the site-binding model, the binding parameters were measuredaccording to the site model by Scatchard.     

Interaction of Co（ll） with Bovine Serum Albumin under UV C Irradiation

The interaction of Co（Ⅱ） with BSA under UV C （253.7 nm） irradiation under physiological conditions has been studied by UV-vis spectrum, ultraviolet second-derivative spectroscopy and fluorescence spectrum. The quenching rate constant kq and the association constant Ka were calculated according to Stern-Volmer equation based on the quenching of the fluorescence of BSA by Co（Ⅱ）.     

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.     

Synthesis of Metal Porphyrins Tailed with Salicylic Acid and their Interaction with Bovine Serum Albumin

A synthetic method of porphyrins tailed with salicylic substituents is described.Reaction of bromoalkoxyphenyl porphyrin 1 with salicylic acid gave porphyrins 2-5. These new compounds were confirmed by ^1H NMR, IR, UV-vis, MS and elemental analysis, and observed their interaction with bovine serum albumin (BSA) in fluorescence spectrum.     

Determination of Enantiomeric Compositions of Tryptophan by Chemometric Analysis of the Fluorescence Spectra of Bovine Serum Albumin Receptor-ligand Mixtures

Determination of the enantiomeric composition of chiral substances has been paid much attention in recent years1. For high throughput screening strategies, time-consuming chromatographic methods are not attractive, and rapid spectroscopic techniques appea…     

Spectroscopy Investigation on Conformational Transition of Tea Glycoconjugate from Green Tea

The conformational transition of a new glycoconjugate, tea glycoconjugate (TGC), was investigated by spectroscopy techniques including circular dichroism (CD) and ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy. The solution behaviors of TGC in the mediums of different temperature, pH value, and ions were compared. Results showed that the native conformation of TGC was partially ordered. The CD value and UV absorbance of TGC altered with the change of pH value, temperature, the addition of ions, and also accompanied order-disorder transition. Especially the conditions with temperature higher than the glass transition temperature (Tg=62℃), higher pH value or lower pH value will have the most impact on the conformation of TGC, which will destroy the hydrogen bonds between the TGC molecules. The results indicated that the outside factors play important roles on the stability of the conformation of TGC.     

Effect of Hydrogenation on Ring C of Flavonols on Their Affinity for Bovine Serum Albumin

In this paper, the effect of hydrogenation on ring C of flavonols on the affinity for bovine serum albumin was investigated. Two differently substituted B-ring hydroxylation flavonols (myricetin and quercetin) and their dihydrides (dihydromyricetin and dihydroquercetin) were used to study their affinities for BSA by quenching the intrinsic BSA fluorescence in solution. From the spectra, the bimolecular quenching constants, the binding constants, the number of binding sites and the binding distances were calculated. The hydroxylation on ring B and hydrogenation on ring C of flavonols significantly affected the binding/quenching process; in general, the hydroxylation increased the affinity and the hydrogenation decreased the affinity. For myricetin and quercetin, the binding constants (K _a) for BSA were 1.84×10⁸ L⋅mol⁻¹ and 3.83×10⁷ L⋅mol⁻¹. For dihydromyricetin, the binding constant was 1.36×10⁴ L⋅mol⁻¹, while dihydroquercetin hardly quenched the BSA intrinsic fluorescence. These results showed that hydrogen bonding and conjugative effects may play an important role in binding of flavonols to BSA. These results also showed that the properties of flavonols are related to their chemical structure.     

Differences in cytotoxicity of β-sheet peptides originated from silk and amyloid β

The relationships between amino acid sequence, nano-assemblies, and cytotoxicity to neuron cytotoxicity were investigated using β-sheet-forming peptides from Araneus ventricosus spider silk, and amyloid forming peptides Aβ(12-28) (β1), Aβ(28-42) (β2), and full-length Aβ(1-42). Although silk derived peptides formed nano-assemblies, nanofilaments, and nanofibrils with β-sheet contents raging from 24 to 40%, they showed no significant cytotoxicity to neurons. In contrast, nano-assemblies and nanofibrils formed from Aβ peptides with high β-sheet content demonstrated cytotoxicity to the neurons. These differences in cell response between the silk β-sheets and Aβ peptides indicate that the general propensity to form beta sheets and form nanostructures is not sufficient to predict cytotoxicity, while surface charges of the assemblies are significant factors that impact cytotoxicity.