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.     

Interaction between Xanthoxylin and Bovine Serum Albumin

在模拟生理条件下,采用荧光光谱法、圆二色光谱法和红外光谱法研究了花椒油素(XT)与牛血清白蛋白（BSA）的相互作用。结果表明花椒油素与牛血清白蛋白之间发生动态和静态联合猝灭,二者间的的猝灭常数(K)在286, 298和310 K分别为3.31 × 105, 到2.03 × 105 和 0.94 × 105 L∙mol-1. 热力学参数表明, 花椒油素与牛血清白蛋白间以疏水作用力为主。圆二色光谱和红外光谱法表明加入花椒油素后,牛血清白蛋白的二级结构发生了变化,其中α-螺旋减少了3.9%。另外,我们还研究了共存离子对两者结合的影响。     

Study of the Binding of Herbacetin to Bovine Serum Albumin by Fluorescence Spectroscopy

In this paper, the interaction between herbacetin and BSA was investigated by fluorescence and three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy under simulated physiological conditions. It was proved that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by herbacetin was mainly the result of the formation of a herbacetin–BSA complex. The modified Stern–Volmer quenching constant and the corresponding thermodynamic parameters ΔH ⁰, ΔG ⁰ and ΔS ⁰ were calculated at different temperatures. The results indicated that electrostatic interactions were the predominant intermolecular forces in stabilizing the complex. The distance r=3.23 nm between the donor (BSA) and acceptor (herbacetin) was obtained according to Förster’s nonradioactive energy transfer theory. The synchronous fluorescence and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra results showed that the hydrophobity of amino acid residues increased in the presence of herbacetin. These results revealed that the microenvironment and conformation of BSA changed during the binding reaction.     

Multi-spectroscopic Study on the Interaction between CdTe Quantum Dots and Bovine Serum Albumin

The interaction between CdTe quantum dots (QDs) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was systematically investigated by fluorescence, UV‐vis absorption and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy under physiological conditions. The experimental results showed that the fluorescence of BSA could be quenched by CdTe QDs with a static quenching mechanism, indicating that CdTe QDs could react with BSA. The quenching constants according to the modified Stern‐Volmer equation were obtained as 1.710×10⁶, 1.291×10⁶ and 1.010×10⁶ L·mol^?1 at 298, 304, and 310 K, respectively. ΔH, ΔS and ΔG for CdTe QDs‐BSA system were calculated to be ?33.68 kJ·mol^?1, 6.254 J·mol^?1·K^?1 and ?35.54 kJ·mol^?1 (298 K), respectively, showing that electrostatic interaction in the system played a major role. According to F?rster theory, the distance between Trp‐214 in BSA and CdTe QDs was given as 2.18 nm. The UV‐vis, synchronous fluorescence and CD spectra confirmed further that the conformations of BSA after addition of CdTe QDs have been changed.     

Mechanism and conformational studies of farrerol binding to bovine serum albumin by spectroscopic methods

The mechanism and conformational changes of farrerol binding to bovine serum albumin (BSA) were studied by spectroscopic methods including fluorescence quenching technique, UV–vis absorption, circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy under simulative physiological conditions. The results of fluorescence titration revealed that farrerol could strongly quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA through a static quenching procedure. The thermodynamic parameters enthalpy change and entropy change for the binding were calculated to be −29.92 kJ mol⁻¹ and 5.06 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹ according to the van’t Hoff equation, which suggested that the both hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonds play major role in the binding of farrerol to BSA. The binding distance r deduced from the efficiency of energy transfer was 3.11 nm for farrerol–BSA system. The displacement experiments of site markers and the results of fluorescence anisotropy showed that warfarin and farrerol shared a common binding site I corresponding to the subdomain IIA of BSA. Furthermore, the studies of synchronous fluorescence, CD and FT-IR spectroscopy showed that the binding of farrerol to BSA induced conformational changes in BSA.     

Interaction Study between ESIPT Fluorescent Lipophile-Based Benzazoles and BSA

In this study, the interactions of ESIPT fluorescent lipophile-based benzazoles with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were studied and their binding affinity was evaluated. In phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) solution these compounds produce absorption maxima in the UV region and a main fluorescence emission with a large Stokes shift in the blue–green regions due to a proton transfer process in the excited state. The interactions of the benzazoles with BSA were studied using UV-Vis absorption and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. The observed spectral quenching of BSA indicates that these compounds could bind to BSA through a strong binding affinity afforded by a static quenching mechanism (K_q~10¹² L·mol⁻¹·s⁻¹). The docking simulations indicate that compounds 13 and 16 bind closely to Trp134 in domain I, adopting similar binding poses and interactions. On the other hand, compounds 12, 14, 15, and 17 were bound between domains I and III and did not directly interact with Trp134.     

用荧光光谱和共振光散射光谱研究甲硝唑与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

用荧光光谱和共振光散射光谱对甲硝唑与牛血清白蛋白的作用进行了对比研究, 测定了该反应的结合常数、结合位点数. 探讨了甲硝唑对牛血清白蛋白荧光和共振光散射猝灭的机理． 利用热力学参数确定了分子间的作用力性质；根据非辐射能量转换机制, 确定了甲硝唑-牛血清白蛋白间的结合距离. 采用同步荧光技术考察了甲硝唑对牛血清白蛋白构象的影响．     

Spectroscopic and Molecular Docking Approaches for Investigation of Interaction of Phellopterin with Human Serum Albumin

The mechanism of interaction between human serum albumin (HSA) and natural product phellopterin (PL) from Angelica dahurica was investigated by spectroscopic techniques with molecular docking under simulated physiological conditions. The experimental results showed that the fluorescence of HSA was regularly quenched by PL, and the quenching constants (K_SV) decreased with increasing temperature, which indicated that the quenching mechanism was a static quenching procedure. The binding constants (K_A) were larger than 10^?5 M^?1 and the number of binding sites (n) was approximate to 1 at different temperatures, which indicated that the binding affinity was hige and there was just one main binding site in HSA for PL. According to thermodynamic parameters from Van't Hoff equation, the binding process of PL with HSA was spontaneous and exothermic process due to ΔG < 0, and the electrostatic force played major role in the binding between PL and HSA according to ΔH < 0 and ΔS > 0. The binding distance (r) was calculated to be about 3.35 nm, which implied that the energy transfer from HSA to PL occurred with high possibility according to the theory of Förster's non-radiation energy transfer. The microenvironment and conformation of HSA changed with the addition of PL based on the results of synchronous and three-dimensional fluorescence methods. The molecular docking analysis revealed the binding locus of PL to HSA in subdomain IIIA (Sudlow's site II).     

Studies of the interaction between apigenin and bovine serum albumin by spectroscopic methods

The interaction between apigenin (Ap) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in physiological buffer (pH = 7.4) is investigated by fluorescence quenching technique and UV-vis absorption spectra. The results reveal that Ap could strongly quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA. The quenching mechanism of Ap for BSA varies with the change of Ap concentration. when Ap concentration is lower, it is a static quenching procedure, when Ap concentration is higher, a combined quenching (both static and dynamic) would operate. The apparent binding constants Ka and number of binding sites n of Ap with BSA are obtained by fluorescence quenching method. The thermodynamic parameters, enthalpy change (Δ_r H ^m and entropy change (Δ_r S ^m ), are calculated to be −15.382 kJ mol⁻¹ K⁻¹ < 0 and 104.888 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹ > 0, respectively, which indicate that the interaction of Ap with BSA is driven mainly by hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions. The distance r between BSA and Ap is calculated to be 1.89 nm based on F?rster’s non-radiative energy transfer theory. The results of synchronous fluorescence spectra show that binding of Ap with BSA cannot induce conformational changes in BSA.     

Interaction between Glyoxal-bis-(2-hydroxyanil) and Bovine Serum Albumin in Solution

The interaction between glyoxal-bis-(2-hydroxyanil) (GBH) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied by spectroscopic methods including fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism (CD) and UV–visible absorption spectra. The mechanism for quenching the fluorescence of BSA by GBH is discussed. The number of binding sites n and observed binding constant K _b were measured by the fluorescence quenching method. The thermodynamic parameters ΔH ^θ , ΔG ^θ , and ΔS ^θ were calculated at different temperatures and the results indicate that hydrogen bonding and van der Waals forces played major roles in the reaction. The distance r between the donor (BSA) and acceptor (GBH) molecules was obtained according to Förster’s theory of non-radiation energy transfer. Synchronous fluorescence and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra were used to investigate the structural change of BSA molecules that occur upon addition of GBH, and these results indicate that the secondary structure of BSA molecules is changed by the presence of GBH.     

Fluorescence study on the interaction of bovine serum albumin with two coumarin derivatives

The interactions between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and two substituted hydroxychromone derivatives of coumarin, 3-hydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-on (C₃) and 1,3-dihydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahy-dro-6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-on (C_1.3), were investigated by fluorescence quenching spectra and UV-vis absorption spectra. It was proved that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by C₃ and C_{1, 3} was mainly a result of the formation of C₃ and C_1.3-BSA complexes. The Stern-Volmer quenching constants, binding constants, binding sites and the corresponding thermodynamic parameters ΔH ^o, ΔS ^o and ΔG ^o at different temperatures were calculated. The results indicated that van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds were the predominant intermolecular forces in stabilizing each complex. The detection limits of C₃ and C_1.3 were 5.08 × 10⁻⁷ and 1.11 × 10⁻⁷ M in the presence of BSA, respectively.     

Spectroscopic Studies on the Interaction of Asiatic Acid with Bovine Serum Albumin

Fluorescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) spectroscopy, circular dichroism (CD) and FT‐Raman spectroscopy were employed to analyze the binding of the asiatic acid (AA) to bovine serum albumin (BSA) under simulative physiological conditions. Fluorescence data revealed that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by AA was the result of the formation of BSA‐AA complex. The fluorescence quenching mechanism of BSA by AA was a static quenching procedure. According to the Van′t Hoff equation, the thermodynamic parameters enthalpy change (ΔH⁰) and entropy change (ΔS⁰) for the reaction were evaluated to be ?12.55 kJ·mol^?1 and 67.08 kJ·mol^?1, respectively, indicating that hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions played a major role in stabilizing the complex. The influence of AA on the conformation of BSA has also been analyzed on the basis of FT‐IR, CD and FT‐Raman spectra.     

Crystal structure and interaction with bovine serum albumin of the Cu(I/II) complex [C20H32Cu2I3N4] n

[C₂₀H₃₂Cu₂I₃N₄] _n was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, ESI-MS spectrometry, and IR spectra. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The binding of the complex with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy under simulated physiological conditions. The binding constant (K _b), the number of binding sites (n), and the corresponding thermodynamic parameters ΔH, ΔS, ΔG were calculated based on the van’t Hoff equation. The complex had strong ability to quench the fluorescence from BSA, and the quenching mechanism of this complex to BSA was static quenching. Hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces are the interactions between the Cu(I/II) complex and BSA. According to the Förster non-radiation energy transfer theory, the binding average distance between the donor (BSA) and the acceptor (Cu(I/II) complex) was obtained. The effect of the complex on the BSA conformation was also studied by using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy.     

Spectrometric study of the interaction between Alpinetin and bovine serum albumin using chemometrics approaches

The binding interaction of Alpinetin (APT) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied by fluorescence, UV-visible and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) under simulated physiological conditions. The measured complex spectra were resolved by multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS), yielding a host of data and information, which otherwise would have been impossible to obtain. The extracted profiles corresponded to the spectra of the single species in the APT/BSA mixture. In addition, the presence of the APT-BSA complex was demonstrated, and it was shown that the associated quenching of the fluorescence from the BSA protein resulted from the formation of APT-BSA complex via a static mechanism. The binding constant (K_a(ave) = 2.34 × 10⁶ L mol⁻¹) and the number of sites (n = 1) were obtained by fluorescence methods as were the thermodynamic parameters (ΔH⁰, ΔS⁰ and ΔG⁰). This work suggested that the principal binding between APT to BSA was facilitated by hydrophobic interactions. The thermodynamic parameters for APT were compared to those from the structurally similar Chrysin and Wogonin molecules. It appeared that the entropy parameters were relatively more affected by the small structural changes. SFS from the interaction of BSA and APT showed that the ligand affected the conformation of BSA. The competitive interaction of APT and site makers with BSA indicated site I as the binding area of APT in BSA.     

Spectroscopic studies on in vitro binding of cefixime and tolcapone drugs with serum albumin

The interaction between cefixime (antibacterial) and tolcapone (Parkinson’s disease) drugs with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated using several spectroscopic techniques viz. UV–Vis, fluorescence and circular dichroism. The thermodynamic parameters of the interactions were calculated, which indicated that the binding processes are spontaneous and H-bonding and van der Waals forces play a major role in BSA–cefixime interaction and hydrophobic interactions dominate BSA–tolcapone complexation. Cefixime quenches the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA by dynamic process while tolcapone through static process. The binding constant of the BSA–tolcapone complex (10⁷ L mol^?1) is found to be relatively higher than that of BSA–cefixime complex (10⁴ L mol^?1). The binding distance between BSA and cefixime and tolcapone is calculated to be 3.3 and 4.2 nm, respectively. Both fluorescence and circular dichrosim spectral studies confirmed conformational changes in BSA upon binding with these drugs. Molecular docking studies suggest the possible binding sites in the protein molecule.'     

Study on Interactions of Phenolic Acid-Like Drug Candidates with Bovine Serum Albumin by Capillary Electrophoresis and Fluorescence Spectroscopy

The interactions of the phenolic acids cinnamic acid (CNA), ferulic acid (FA), caffeic acid (CA) and chlorogenic acid (CLA) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were investigated and compared using affinity capillary electrophoresis (ACE) and the fluorescence quenching methods. ACE gives binding constants (K _b) and thermodynamic parameters. The thermodynamic parameters show that each of four phenolic acids bind to BSA mainly by hydrogen bonds, electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. The fluorescence quenching method provided quenching constant K _sv, binding site number n and K _b. The fluorescence results indicate that BSA fluorescence quenching is mainly a static quenching process. The binding constants (K _b) of CNA, FA, CA and CLA were from 2.52×10⁴ to 7.90×10⁴ L⋅mol⁻¹ from ACE experiments and 1.19×10⁴ to 5.21×10⁴ L⋅mol⁻¹ from fluorescence, their increase corresponded to the increase in the number of hydroxyl groups. These results imply that molecular structure and the number of hydroxyl groups of phenolic acids play act key roles in the affinity of natural phenolic acids towards BSA.     

Computational and experimental study on the interaction of three novel rare earth complexes containing 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline with human serum albumin

In this paper, several rare earth [terbium(III), ytterbium(III) and yttrium(III)] complexes containing 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Me₂Phen) were successfully synthesized and characterized by means of elemental analysis (CHN), infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), UV–vis absorption spectroscopy and ¹HNMR. To explore the potential medicinal value of these complexes (MMe₂Phen), their binding interactions with human serum albumin (HSA) were investigated through UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopies and also molecular docking examinations. The thermodynamic parameters, binding forces and Förster resonance distance between these complexes and Trp-214 of HSA were estimated from the analysis of fluorescence measurements. The values of estimated binding constants (K_b) ranging for the formation of MMe₂Phen:HSA complex were in the order of 10⁵ M^?1. The thermodynamic parameters determined by van’t Hoff analysis of K_b (ΔH°?<?0 and ΔS°?<?0) clearly indicate the major rules of hydrogen bonds and van der Waals interactions in the formation process of MMe₂Phen:HSA. The values of Stern–Volmer constant and the evaluation of dynamic quenching constant at various temperatures provided good evidences for static quenching mechanism. Furthermore, the results of molecular docking calculation and competitive binding experiments represent the binding of these complexes to site 3 of HSA located in subdomain IB, containing both polar and apolar residues. The consistency of computational and experimental results, according to the binding sites and the order of binding affinities (TbMe₂Phen?>?YbMe₂Phen?>?YMe₂Phen), supports the accuracy of docking calculation.     

Interactions of Gold Nanoparticles and Lysozyme by Fluorescence Quenching Method

The fluorescence quenching technique was applied to study the interactions between lysozyme and Gold nanoparticles (GNPs). GNPs were synthesized by microwave assisted heating under reflux, using trisodium citrate as the reducing agent. The UV-visible spectra and TEM image were used to characterize the GNPs. The GNPs had a maximum absorption peak at 520 nm, with an average diameter of 13.3 nm. The fluorescence quenching mechanism was studied by Stern-Volmer equation. It was proved that the fluorescence quenching of lysozyme by GNPs was mainly a result of the formation of a lysozyme-GNP complex. Experimental results indicated that the combination reactions of GNPs and lysozyme were static quenching processes. It can be expected that the fluorescence quenching technique could provide a promising tool to study the interactions of GNPs and proteins. The binding constants, the number of binding sites at different temperatures and corresponding thermodynamic parameters ΔG, ΔH, and ΔS were also calculated.     

头孢地嗪钠与牛血清白蛋白相互作用研究

用荧光光谱法研究水溶液中头孢地嗪钠(CDZM)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的结合反应, 测定了头孢地嗪钠与牛血清白蛋白的结合常数和结合位点数, 探讨了其荧光猝灭机制. 根据热力学参数确定了头孢地嗪钠与牛血清白蛋白之间的作用力类型, 运用Föster偶极-偶极非辐射能量转移原理, 测定了头孢地嗪钠与牛血清白蛋白相互结合时其授体-受体间的距离, 采用同步荧光技术考察了头孢地嗪钠对牛血清白蛋白构象的影响.     

A mononuclear nickel(II) complex based on polypyridyl ligand: synthesis,characterization, and biological activity

[Ni(acac)₂(o-NPIP)](CH₃OH)₃ (acac = acetylacetonate), based on the polypyridyl ligand 2-(2-nitrophenyl)imidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenanthroline) (o-NPIP), has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal analysis, IR and electronic spectra. In the structure of Ni(II) complex, the coordination sphere around Ni(II) is distorted octahedral with one o-NPIP and two acetylacetonates. DNA binding and human serum albumin (HSA) interactions with the Ni(II) complex have been investigated by electronic absorption and fluorescence measurements, revealing that the Ni(II) complex binds with DNA via intercalative binding. The quenching constants verified a dynamic quenching mechanism between HSA and the Ni complex by fluorescence quenching. ΔG, ΔH, and ΔS at different temperatures (288, 298, and 310 K) indicated that hydrophobic interactions play a major role. Synchronous fluorescence spectral experiments revealed that the Ni(II) complex affected the microenvironment around the tryptophan residue of HSA.