Study of Interaction of Silver Nanoparticles with Bovine Serum Albumin Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy

The interaction between silver nanoparticles (SNPs) and Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) was investigated at physiological pH in an aqueous solution using fluorescence spectroscopy. The analysis of fluorescence spectrum and fluorescence intensity indicates that SNPs have a strong ability to quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA by both static and dynamic quenching mechanisms. Resonance light scattering (RLS) spectra indicated the formation of a complex between BSA and SNP. The number of binding sites ‘n’ and binding constants ‘K’ were determined at different temperatures based on fluorescence quenching. The thermodynamic parameters namely ∆H^°, ∆G^°, ∆S^° were calculated at different temperatures and the results indicate that hydrophobic forces are predominant in the SNP-BSA complex. Negative ∆G^° values imply that the binding process is spontaneous. Synchronous fluorescence spectra showed a blue shift which is indicative of increasing hydrophobicity.     

The investigation of the interaction between edaravone and bovine serum albumin by spectroscopic approaches

The fluorescence and ultraviolet spectroscopies were explored to study the interaction between edaravone (EDA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) under imitated physiological condition. The experimental results show that the fluorescence quenching mechanism between EDA and BSA is a combined quenching (dynamic and static quenching). The binding constants, binding sites, and the corresponding thermodynamic parameters (ΔG, ΔH, and ΔS) of the interaction system were calculated at different temperatures. According to Förster non-radiation energy transfer theory, the binding distance between EDA and BSA was calculated to be 3.10 nm. The effect of EDA on the conformation of BSA was analyzed using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy. In addition, the effects of some common metal ions Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Cu²⁺, and Ni²⁺ on the binding constant between EDA and BSA were examined.     

甲钴胺与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的光谱特性

应用荧光光谱法、紫外吸收光谱法及共振光散射法,研究了甲钴胺 (Mecobalamin) 与牛血清白蛋白 (BSA) 之间的相互作用。在pH=7.40的三羟甲基胺基甲烷-盐酸 (Tris-HCl) 缓冲溶液中,随着甲钴胺浓度的增加,BSA的荧光强度、共振散射光强度逐渐减弱。通过计算不同温度(293,303,310 K)下的猝灭常数 (K_sv=5.40×10⁴,6.90×10⁴,8.00×10⁴ L/mol) 及扫描紫外吸收光谱,确定了甲钴胺对牛血清白蛋白的猝灭机理为动态猝灭。测定了该反应的表观结合常数 (K_A=1.68×10⁴,4.34×10⁴,7.90×10⁴ L/mol)和结合位点数 (n≈1)。利用热力学参数 (ΔH>0、ΔG<0和ΔS>0) 确定了分子间的作用力性质,作用力主要是疏水作用力,作用过程是自发的。同时应用同步荧光技术研究了甲钴胺对BSA构象的影响。结果表明,甲钴胺没有引起BSA构象的变化。     

奥硝唑对映体与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用研究

利用荧光光谱法分别研究了S-奥硝唑(S-ONZ)和R-奥硝唑(R-ONZ)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)相互作用机制。结果表明S-ONZ和R-ONZ均能猝灭BSA的荧光,属于静态猝灭。根据Stern-Volmer方程和结合反应方程式分别计算出了反映药物与BSA作用机制的参数:猝灭常数KSV,结合常数KA,结合位点数n。由求得的热力学参数(ΔH、ΔS和ΔG)判断了药物与BSA之间作用力主要类型为静电作用。此外,本文同时考察了溶液pH值和异丙醇对药物和BSA之间作用力类型及作用强度的影响。实验方法简便、快速,实验结果初步阐明药物与BSA作用机制,有助于解释奥硝唑不同对映体的药效差异。     

荧光光谱法研究黄芩苷与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

在pH为7.40的T ris-HC l缓冲体系中,采用荧光光谱技术研究了黄芩苷与牛血清白蛋白（BSA）的相互作用。随着温度升高,黄芩苷与牛血清白蛋白的猝灭常数逐渐增大,表明黄芩苷对BSA的荧光猝灭为动态猝灭过程,由结合过程的热力学参数ΔH=51.708 kJ.m o-l 1〉0和ΔS=265.075J.m o-l 1.K-1〉0,推断黄芩苷与BSA之间主要靠疏水作用力相结合,生成自由能变（ΔG）为负值,表明黄芩苷与BSA的作用过程是一个自发过程;应用同步荧光光谱考察了黄芩苷对BSA构象的影响。     

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.     

Binding of several anti-tumor drugs to bovine serum albumin: Fluorescence study

The interactions of mitomycin C (MMC), fluorouracil (FU), mercaptopurine (MP) and doxorubicin hydrochloride (DXR) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were studied by spectroscopic method. Quenching of fluorescence of serum albumin by these drugs was found to be a static quenching process. The binding constants (K_A) were 9.66×10³, 2.08×10³, 8.20×10² and 7.50×10³ L mol⁻¹ for MMC-, FU-, MP- and DXR-BSA, respectively, at pH 7.4 Britton-Robinson buffer at 28 °C. The thermodynamic functions such as enthalpy change (ΔH), entropy change (ΔS) and Gibbs free-energy change (ΔG) for the reactions were also calculated according to the thermodynamic equations. The main forces in the interactions of these drugs with BSA were evaluated. It was found that the interactions of MMC and FU with BSA were exothermic processes and those of MP and DXR with BSA were endothermic. In addition, the binding sites on BSA for the four drugs were probed by the changes of binding properties of these drugs with BSA in the presence of two important site markers such as ibuprofen and indomethacin. Based on the Föster theory of non-radiation energy transfer, the binding distances between the drugs and tryptophane were calculated and they were 3.00, 1.14, 2.85, and 2.79 nm for MMC, FU, MP and DXR, respectively.     

Thermally Stable Schiff Base and its Metal Complexes: Molecular Docking and Protein Binding Studies

In this paper, interaction of Schiff base and its metal complexes carrying naphthalene ring in the structure with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were investigated using UV-vis absorption, fluorescence spectroscopies and molecular docking methods. The effect on the binding mechanism and properties of these compounds containing metal-free, iron and copper ions were also investigated. The fluorescence spectroscopy results showed that fluorescence intensity of BSA in the presence of different concentration of ligands was decreased through a static quenching mechanism. Binding constants (KSV, Kbin and Ka) and thermodynamic parameters (ΔG, ΔH and ΔS) for the ligand-protein interactions were also determined. ΔG values of ligand-protein interaction were calculated in the range ? 6.3 to ?5.5 kcal/mol. These negative values showed that binding process is spontaneous and, hydrogen bonding and van der Waals force were main interaction of the protein and ligands. ΔH and ΔS value were also calculated in the range of 1.10 to 1.26 kJ/mol and 0.133 to 0.135 kJ/mol. K, respectively. These positive values indicated that the binding process between ligands and BSA are endothermic and electrostatic interaction, respectively.     

Biophysical Studies on the Interactions of a Classic Mitochondrial Uncoupler with Bovine Serum Albumin by Spectroscopic,Isothermal Titration Calorimetric and Molecular Modeling Methods

The interaction between a classic uncoupler (2,4-dinitrophenol, DNP) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy under the physiological conditions. The fluorescence quenching constants were calculated by the Stern-Volmer equation, and based upon the temperature dependence of quenching constants, it was proved that DNP caused a static quenching of the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA. Owing to the static quenching mechanism, different associative binding constants at various temperatures were determined and thus the thermodynamic parameters, namely enthalpy (ΔH = −21.12 kJ mol⁻¹) and entropy changes (ΔS = 23.51 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹) could be calculated based on the binding constants. Moreover, the enthalpy and entropy changes are consistent with the “Enthalpy-Entropy Compensation” equation obtained from our previous work. The negative enthalpy and positive entropy indicated that the electrostatic interactions played a major role in DNP-BSA binding process. Site marker competitive displacement experiments were carried out by using fluorescence and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) methods. These results showed that DNP bound with high affinity to Sudlow’s site I (subdomain IIA) of BSA. The distance (r = 3.78 nm) between donor (BSA) and acceptor (DNP) was obtained according to the mechanism of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Furthermore, the results of synchronous fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopic studies indicated that the microenvironment and the secondary conformation of BSA were altered. The above results were supported by theoretical molecular modeling methods.     

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.     

光谱法研究稀土离子钇(Ⅲ)与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

用荧光光谱和紫外-可见吸收光谱研究了稀土金属离子Y3+与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用。实验结果发现:Y3+对BSA的紫外吸收光谱具有增强作用,而对荧光光谱具有较强的荧光猝灭作用且峰位明显蓝移20～25 nm。用Stern-Volmer方程分别对实验数据进行分析,得出结论:Y3+对BSA的荧光猝灭作用是属于静态荧光猝灭,Y3+与BSA反应生成了新的复合物,发生了分子内的非辐射能量转移。求得相互作用过程的结合常数(KA)和热力学参数(ΔΗ、ΔS、ΔG),确定了它们之间的主要作用力是范德华力、氢键等,但静电作用力也不可忽略。同步荧光光谱法表明Y3+对牛血清白蛋白的构象有影响。     

荧光光谱法研究二溴羟基卟啉与蛋白质的结合作用机理

应用荧光光谱法研究了meso-四(3,5-二溴-4-羟基苯基)卟啉[T(DBHP)P]与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)之间的结合反应,基于T(DBHP)P对BSA内源荧光的猝灭机理,测定了两者之间在不同温度下的结合常数,温度为27 ℃时,荧光猝灭法测得反应的结合常数为K=1.30×106 L·mol-1,温度为48 ℃时,K=6.32×105 L·mol-1,结合常数随温度升高而减小,由此判定该猝灭类型为静态猝灭。根据Frster非辐射能量转移理论,确定了T(DBHP)P与BSA之间的能量转移效率E=0.91,能量给体(BSA)与受体[T(DBHP)P]之间的结合距离r=2.39 nm<7 nm,符合非辐射能量转移条件。依据热力学参数ΔG<0,ΔH<0,ΔS>0确定了T(DBHP)P与BSA之间的作用力主要是静电引力。同时,利用同步荧光光谱,考察了T(DBHP)P对BSA构象的影响,结果发现,T(DBHP)P的加入使BSA构象发生变化,BSA内部残基所处环境的疏水性降低。     

Toxic effects of anticancer drug doxorubicin to bovine serum albumin evaluated by spectroscopic methods

The aim of this present work is to investigate the interaction between doxorubicin and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in simulated physiological conditions by spectroscopic methods to reveal potential toxic effects of the drug. The results reflected that doxorubicin made the fluorescence quenching of BSA through a static quenching procedure. The binding constants at 293, 298, and 303 K were obtained as 2.53 × 10⁵, 8.13 × 10⁴, and 3.59 × 10⁴ M^–1, respectively. There may be one binding site of doxorubicin on BSA. The thermodynamic parameters indicated that the interaction between doxorubicin and BSA was driven mainly by hydrogen bonding and electrostatic forces. Synchronous fluorescence spectra and circular dichroism (CD) results showed doxorubicin binding slightly changed the conformation of BSA with secondary structural content changes. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) study revealed high possibility of energy transfer with doxorubicin-Trp-212 distance of 3.48 nm. The results of the present study may provide valuable information for studying the distribution, toxicological and pharmacological mechanisms of doxorubicin in vivo.     

Interaction Between Isoquercitrin and Bovine Serum Albumin by a Multispectroscopic Method

ABSTRACT

The interaction of isoquercitrin and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by means of fluorescence spectroscopy (FS), resonance light scattering spectroscopy (RLS), and ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV). The apparent binding constants (K _a) between isoquercitrin and BSA were 5.37 × 10⁵ L mol^?1 (293.15 K) and 2.34 × 10⁵ L mol^?1 (303.15 K), and the binding site values (n) were 1.18 ± 0.03. According to the Förster theory of non-radiation energy transfer, the binding distances (r) between isoquercitrin and BSA were 1.94 and 1.95 nm at 293.15 K and 303.15 K, respectively. The experimental results showed that the isoquercitrin could be inserted into the BSA, quenching the inner fluorescence by forming the isoquercitrin–BSA complex. The addition of increasing isoquercitrin to BSA solution leads to the gradual enhancement in RLS intensity, exhibiting the formation of the aggregate in solution. It was found that both static quenching and non-radiation energy transfer were the main reasons for the fluorescence quenching. The entropy change and enthalpy change were negative, which indicated that the interaction of isoquercitrin and BSA was driven mainly by van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds. The process of binding was a spontaneous process in which Gibbs free energy change was negative.     

Reaction mechanism of tylosin tartrate with lysozyme

Under simulated physiological conditions, the interaction between tylosin tartrate and lysozyme was investigated at pH?=?7.40 by fluorescence spectroscopy. The results indicated that tylosin tartrate could strongly quench the intrinsic fluorescence of lysozyme. By determining the quenching constants of the reaction between tylosin tartrate and lysozyme at different temperatures, the quenching mechanism was proven to be a static quenching process. The thermodynamic parameters (ΔH°, ΔS°) of the reaction between tylosin tartrate and lysozyme were obtained by the Van’t Hoff equation, and were 27.80?kJ mol^?1 and 166.28?J mol^?1 K^?1, respectively. The results showed that hydrophobic interaction between tylosin tartrate and lysozyme was dominant. Synchronous fluorescence spectra revealed that the conformation of lysozyme was changed. This method could be applied to measure the content of tylosin tartrate.     

牛血清白蛋白与荧光增白剂相互作用的荧光光谱法研究

应用荧光光谱法研究了牛血清蛋白与荧光增白剂CBS-X、BBU、VBL的相互作用.通过Stern-Volmer方程、Lineweaver-BurK方程和双对数曲线进行计算,研究了FWA对BSA内源荧光的猝灭机制.FWA对BSA内源荧光的猝灭主要为静态猝灭和荧光共振能量转移猝灭.测定了荧光增白剂CBS-X、BBU、VBL对BSA的猝灭常量和扩散常量(283 K),确定了荧光增白剂与BSA结合位点数均为1.根据Frster非辐射能量转移理论,计算了BSA与荧光增白剂分子间的结合距离和能量转移效率.通过测定283 K和298 K时供体与受体分子间结合常量,计算了BSA与荧光增白剂作用的热力学参量.BSA与FWA作用的ΔH<0,ΔS>0,并以此确定了BSA 与荧光增白剂分子主要通过静电力进行作用.     

白藜芦醇与人血清白蛋白相互作用的光谱研究

在不同温度下,用荧光猝灭光谱、同步荧光光谱和紫外-可见吸收光谱,研究了白藜芦醇与人血清白蛋白(HSA)相互作用的光谱学行为。根据不同温度下白藜芦醇对HSA的荧光猝灭作用,利用Stern-Volmer方程处理实验数据,结果表明白藜芦醇与HSA的结合常数K_A为2.39×105(25 ℃),1.25×105(35 ℃)和1.10×105(45 ℃)。根据Frster非辐射能量转移理论,求出了白藜芦醇与HSA之间的结合距离为3.02 nm(25 ℃),3.46 nm(35 ℃)和3.79 nm(45 ℃)。实验表明静态猝灭和非辐射能量转移是导致白藜芦醇对HSA荧光猝灭的两大原因,通过计算热力学参数,可知该药物与人血清白蛋白的相互作用是一个吉布斯自由能降低的自发过程,且二者之间的主要作用力类型为疏水作用力。并采用同步荧光光谱探讨了白藜芦醇对HSA构象的影响。     

Spectroscopic studies on the binding of barbital to bovine serum albumin

In this paper, the interaction between barbital and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by the method of fluorescence spectroscopy under simulative physiological conditions. Fluorescence data revealed that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by barbital was the result of the formation of BSA-barbital complex, and the effective quenching constants (K_a) were 1.468×10⁴, 1.445×10⁴ and 1.403×10⁴ M⁻¹ at 297, 303 and 310 K, respectively. The thermodynamic parameters enthalpy change (ΔH) and entropy change (ΔS) for the reaction were calculated to be −2.679 kJ mol⁻¹ and 70.76 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹, respectively, according to the van’t Hoff equation. The results indicated that hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions were the dominant intermolecular force in stabilizing the complex. The results of synchronous fluorescence spectra showed that binding of barbital with BSA can induce conformational changes in BSA. In addition, the effects of Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺ on the constants of BSA-barbital complex were also discussed.     

Fluorescence Investigation on the Interaction of a Prevalent Competitive Fluorescent Probe with Entomic Odorant Binding Protein

In recent years, one prevalent competitive fluorescent probe, N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine (1-NPN), was frequently utilized to measure the binding affinity of entomic odorant binding proteins (OBPs) with diverse plant volatiles or pheromones. Nevertheless, the details and model of the binding interaction are still largely unknown, although it is vital to investigate the physiological function of OBPs. Here we studied the binding interaction between 1-NPN and OBP2, a recombinant OBP from eastern honeybee, Apis cerana, by the combination of fluorescence quenching spectra, synchronous fluorescence spectra, ultraviolet spectra, circular dichroism spectra, and molecular docking. The Stern–Volmer curve of the fluorescence quenching of OBP2 by 1-NPN indicated it was a static quenching mechanism, and the binding constants and binding number were determined, respectively. Based on the Förster theory of nonradiation energy transfer (FRET), the binding distance was calculated, and the intrinsic fluorescent energy was predicted to transfer from the donor OBP2 to the acceptor 1-NPN. Synchronous fluorescence spectra and circular dichroism spectra were used to investigate the conformational change in binding progress. The thermodynamic parameters showed that the interaction was mainly driven by hydrophobic force, which was validated by the molecular docking; meanwhile, the binding mode was revealed and one hydrogen bond was found between the nitrogen atom of 1-NPN and Glu29 of OBP2.     

Interactions between imazethapyr and bovine serum albumin: Spectrofluorimetric study

The interaction between imazethapyr (IMA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy. The Stern–Volmer quenching constant (K_SV) at three temperatures was evaluated in order to determine the quenching mechanism. The dependence of fluorescence quenching on viscosity was also evaluated for this purpose. The results showed that IMA quenches the fluorescence intensity of BSA through a static quenching process. The values of the binding constant for the formed BSA–IMA complex and the number of binding sites were found to be 1.51×10⁵ M^?1 and 0.77, respectively, at room temperature. Based on the calculated thermodynamic parameters, the forces that dominate the binding process are hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces, and the binding process is spontaneous and exothermic. The quenching of protein fluorescence by iodide ion was used to probe the accessibility of tryptophan residues in BSA and the change in accessibility induced by the presence of IMA. According to the obtained results, the BSA–IMA complex is formed in the site where the Trp-134 is located, causing it to become less exposed to the solvent.