Methylene blue as a DNA probe for a comparative study of Cd, Pb and Cr ions binding to calf thymus DNA

Methylene blue (MB) was developed as a sensitive DNA probe for a comparative study of Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺ and Cr³⁺ ions binding with calf thymus DNA (ctDNA). The fluorescence intensity of the MB-ctDNA system increased dramatically when heavy metal ions (Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺ and Cr³⁺ ions) were added, which indicated that some of the bound MB molecules were released from the ctDNA base pairs. To compare the binding affinity of these three different heavy metal ions with ctDNA, the relationships between the fluorescence intensity of the MB-ctDNA-M (Metal ions) system and the concentration ratio of [M]/[DNA(p)] were investigated. The results showed that the order of the binding affinity of heavy metal ions with ctDNA had the following sequence: Cr³⁺> Cd²⁺>Pb²⁺. This order was further proved by the effects of heavy metal ions on the number of MB bound to ctDNA, the measurements of binding constants of these heavy metal ions to ctDNA, and the effects of heavy metal ions on the absorption of the MB-ctDNA system. In addition, the interaction mechanisms of Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺ and Cr³⁺ ions with ctDNA were also discussed in detail. These results indicated that their interaction mechanisms are related to the concentration ratios of heavy metal ions to DNA.     

A study on the binding interaction between the imidazole derivative and bovine serum albumin by fluorescence spectroscopy

The interaction between the imidazole derivative 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (dfppip) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by fluorescence and UV–vis absorbance spectroscopy. From the experimental results, it was found that the imidazole derivative has strong ability to quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA by forming complexes. Electrostatic interactions play an important role to stabilize the complex. The binding constants and the number of binding sites have been determined in detail. The distance (r) between the donor and the acceptor was obtained according to fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Conformational changes of BSA were observed from synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy. The effect of metal ions such as Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Ni²⁺, Co²⁺ and Fe²⁺ on the binding constants between the imidazole derivative and BSA were also studied.     

重金属Cu2+增强农药甲萘威对ctDNA作用的光谱法研究

运用荧光光谱和紫外吸收光谱研究了在Cu2 的参与下农药甲萘威与小牛胸腺DNA(ctDNA)的相互作用.实验结果表明,甲萘威可以嵌入小牛胸腺DNA的双链中形成DNA加合物,从而使甲萘威的荧光光谱发生猝灭.通过计算这种猝灭为静态猝灭.当有Cu2 的参与下,甲萘威的猝灭常数增大,结合位点数n也有很大的增加.通过对热力学函数的计算和分析,在有Cu2 参与时,金属离子可能在甲萘威分子与ctD-NA分子间起"离子架桥作用",使甲萘威分子与ctDNA分子间静电相互作用增强,故△H对△G的贡献增大.     

Specific binding of a dihydropyrimidinone derivative with DNA: Spectroscopic,calorimetric and modeling investigations

One of the dihydropyrimidinone derivative 5-(ethoxycarbonyl)-6-methyl-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one (EMMD) was synthesized, and its binding properties with calf-thymus DNA (ctDNA) were investigated using spectroscopic, viscometric, isothermal titration calorimetric (ITC) and molecular modeling techniques. Fluorescence spectra suggested that the fluorescence enhancement of the binding interaction of EMMD to ctDNA was a static process with ground state complex formation. The binding constant determined with spectroscopic titration and ITC was found to be in the same order of 10⁴ M^?1. According to the results of the viscosity analysis, fluorescence competitive binding experiment, fluorescence quenching studies, absorption spectral and ITC investigations, it can be concluded that EMMD is intercalative binding to ctDNA. Furthermore, the results of molecular modeling confirmed those obtained from spectroscopic, viscosimetric and ITC investigations. Additionally, ITC studies also indicated that the binding interaction is predominantly enthalpy driven.     

Interaction Mechanism of Trp-Arg Dipeptide with Calf Thymus DNA

The interaction between Trp-Arg dipetide (WR) and calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) in pH 7.4 Tris-HCl buffer was investigated by multi-spectroscopic techniques and molecular modeling. The fluorescence spectroscopy and UV absorption spectroscopy indicated that WR interacted with ctDNA in a minor groove binding mode and the binding constant was 4.1?×?10³. The ionic strength effect and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) quenching effect further verified the minor groove binding mode. Circular dichroism spectroscopy (CD) was employed to measure the conformation change of ctDNA in the presence of WR. The molecular modeling results illustrated that electrostatic interaction and groove binding coexisted between them and the hydrogen bond and Van der Waals were main acting forces. All the above methods can be widely used to investigate the interaction of peptide with nucleic acids, which contributes to design the structure of new and efficient drugs.

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.     

Determination of calf thymus DNA using resonance light-scattering quenching method based on the terbium (Ш) (Tb)/europium (Ш) (Eu)-quercetin system

It is found that at pH 7.5 Tris-HCl buffer solution, calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) can quench the resonance light-scattering (RLS) of terbium (Ш) (Tb³⁺)/europium (Ш) (Eu³⁺)-quercetin system. Based on this, a sensitive method for the determination of ctDNA is proposed. The characteristics of RLS spectra, the effective factors and optimal experimental conditions were investigated. Under the optimal conditions, the quenched RLS intensity is in proportion to the concentration of ctDNA. For Tb³⁺-quercetin-ctDNA system, the linear concentration ranges for determining ctDNA are 0.03-0.2 and 0.5-4 μg/ml, respectively, while for Eu³⁺-quercetin-ctDNA system, the linear concentration range is 0.05-2.5 μg/ml.     

Analysis of the spectroscopic characteristics on the binding interaction between tosufloxacin and bovine lactoferrin

The interaction between tosufloxacin (TELX) and bovine lactoferrin (BLF) in aqueous solution was analyzed by fluorescence spectroscopy and absorbance spectra. The binding parameters and energy-transfer efficiency parameters were determined and the mechanism of interaction was discussed. The effect of tosufloxacin acting on the BLF’s conformation was detected and the unfolding procedure of BLF induced by tosufloxacin was explored by “fluorescence phase diagram”. Following experimental data of fluorescence polarization values P and r, the saturation characteristic of such kind of binding reaction was observed for the first time. The interaction between tosufloxacin and BLF influenced by Ni²⁺ and Co²⁺ were also preliminarily explored in this work.     

氧氟沙星和左氧氟沙星与DNA的相互作用研究

采用紫外光谱、荧光光谱、荧光偏振以及K₃Fe(CN)₆荧光猝灭实验研究了氧氟沙星(Ofloxacin,OFLX)和左氧氟沙星(Levofloxacin,L-OFLX)与小牛胸腺DNA(ctDNA)的相互作用差异性与作用模式。紫外光谱的结果表明,当向OFLX和L-OFLX溶液中加入ctDNA并且浓度增大时,OFLX和L-OFLX的吸收光谱都呈现略微的减色效应,但吸收峰位置没有发生偏移,L-OFLX的减色效应略强于OFLX的减色效应;从荧光光谱以及OFLX和L-OFLX的Scatchard方程,获得其键合常数分别为1.15×105 L·mol-1,3.75×105 L·mol-1,表明L-OFLX与ctDNA的相互作用要略强于OFLX与ctDNA的相互作用;荧光偏振实验、单双链ctDNA与药物作用实验、K₃Fe(CN)₆荧光猝灭实验都表明OFLX、L-OFLX与ctDNA的作用模式可能是沟槽结合。     

Fluorescence Sensors for Selective Detection of Hg2+ Ion Using a Water-Soluble Poly(vinyl alcohol) Bearing Rhodamine B Moieties

The novel water-soluble poly(vinyl alcohol) with pendant rhodamine B moiety as colorimetric and fluorescene chemosensor for Hg²⁺ ions was prepared by grafting poly(vinyl alcohol) using rhodamine B hydrazide and hexamethylenediisocyanate as fluorescent dye and coupling agent, respectively. Because of their good water-solubility, the polymers binding rhodamine B can be used as chemosensors in aqueous media. With the addition of Hg²⁺ ions into the aqueous solution, visual color changes and fluorescence enhancements were detected. In addition, we also noticed that other metal ions such as Ag⁺, Cd²⁺, Co²⁺, Cu²⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺, Ba²⁺, Fe²⁺, Ni²⁺, Pb²⁺, Cr³⁺, Fe³⁺ and Zn²⁺ cannot induce obvious changes to the fluorescence spectra of the polymer chemosensors. The combination of water solubility and positive fluorescence response as well as color change are hence particularly promising for the practical utility of the sensors.     

Interaction Between Methylene Blue and CalfThymus Deoxyribonucleic Acid by Spectroscopic Technologies

Characterization of the interaction between methylene blue (MB) and calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) was investigated by UV absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, fluorescence polarization and fluorescence quenching experiments by ferrocyanide. The above results indicated that the binding modes of MB to ctDNA were relative to the molar ratio γ (γ=[DNA]/[MB]). At low γ ratios (γ < 4), remarkable hypochromic effect with no shift of λ_max in the absorption spectra of MB was observed in the presence of increasing amounts of ctDNA, the fluorescence of MB was efficiently quenched by the ctDNA bases and the fluorescence polarization of MB was slightly increased, which indicated that MB cations bound to phosphate groups of ctDNA by electrostatic interaction and then stacked on the surface of ctDNA helix. While at high γ ratios (γ > 6), besides the fluorescence of MB was quenched efficiently by the ctDNA bases, a red shift (about 3 nm) in the absorption spectra of MB was observed and the fluorescence polarization of MB was obviously increased, which indicated the intercalation binding that MB molecules were intercalated into the space of two neighbouring DNA base pairs was the preferred mode. Effects of K₄Fe(CN)₆ on the fluorescence quenching of the MB-ctDNA system at low and high γ ratios were also performed. The results showed that at γ = 1.7, the quenching effect by ferrocyanide was higher than that of pure MB, while at γ = 13.6 a decreased quenching of the fluorescence intensity was observed as compared with that of pure MB, which further proved the above conclusion. In addition, the mechanisms of the hypochromic effect and the fluorescence quenching were also discussed in detail.     

Study of transient luminescence of three kinds of Ru complexes bound to DNA

The transient luminescence of three kinds of ruthenium complexes [Ru(bpy)₂(7-CH₃-dppz)]²⁺, [Ru(bpy)₂(7-F-dppz)]²⁺ and [Ru(phen)₂(7-F-dppz)]²⁺ bound to calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) has been studied by using the time-resolved spectroscopy. The results show that the luminescence is due to the radiative decay from the charge-transfer states to the ground state. By the interaction with DNA, the radiativeless rate of the photoexcited Ru complex molecules decreases, which results in the increase of luminescence lifetime and efficiency. The structure of the Ru complex has an important impact on the interaction with DNA. The [Ru(bpy)₂(7-CH₃-dppz)]²⁺ shows the longest luminescence lifetime (about 382 ns), while the [Ru(bpy)₂(7-F-dppz)]²⁺ shows the shortest lifetime (about 65 ns). The possible origin of the luminescence dynamics is discussed. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60478013 and 20571089), the Key Program of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China (Grant No. 05101819), the Doctoral Program Foundation of Institutions of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20040558031) and the Scientific Research Foundation of Maoming College (Grant No. 203346)     

Interaction of One Anthraquinone Derivative with ctDNA Analyzed by Spectroscopic and Modeling Methods

The interaction of one anthraquinone derivative (AOMan) with calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) was systematically investigated at physiological pH 7.4 by fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular modeling. Binding constants of ctDNA with AOMan were calculated at different temperatures. Thermodynamic parameters, enthalpy and entropy changes were calculated according to Van’t Hoff equation, which indicated that the reaction was spontaneous and predominantly enthalpically driven. The increasing viscosity of ctDNA indicated that AOMan could intercalate into the base pairs of ctDNA. This conclusion was also demonstrated by the results obtained from KI quenching, denatured DNA studies and fluorescence polarization experiment. Furthermore, the molecular modeling results showed that anthraquinone ring tended to slide into the G–C rich region of ctDNA through the hydrogen bond, which are consistent with the results from experimental methods. Studying the binding interaction of target anthraquinones with DNA is one of the key steps in their DNA-changing action and the design of new drugs.     

Ni2+ doped LaMgAl11O19: A potential vibronic laser system near 1.1 μm

We report here the optical absorption and fluorescence characteristics of the Ni²⁺ ions in lanthanum hexa-aluminate LaMgAl₁₁O₁₉. It shows the existence of a broad-band emission extending from 0.95 up to 1.4 μm associated with the lower energy downward vibronic transition ³T₂(³F) → ³A₂(³F) of Ni²⁺ ions in quasi-octahedral symmetry sites. The lifetime of t his infrared emission has been measured at different temperatures from 14 up to 600 K and as a function of Ni²⁺ ion concentration. The results indicate that LaMgAl₁₁O₁₉:Ni²⁺ could be a solid-state laser material of great interest, since it would work at room temperature in a large spectral domain, provided that one uses pumping wavelengths which correspond to regions of minimal absorption by tetrahedrally coordinated Ni²⁺ ions, and also if one favours the relative occupancy of the Ni²⁺ ions in the octahedral sites by appropriate chemical treatments.     

Interaction of Salicylic Acid with Bovine Hemoglobin and Effect of the Coexistent Metal Ion on the Reaction

The interaction between bovine hemoglobin (BHb) and salicylic acid (SA) was investigated at different temperatures by fluorescence spectroscopy, as was the effect of common metal ions (Mg²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cu²⁺, Co²⁺, Fe³⁺, Ni²⁺) on the BHb–SA system. Results showed that the quenching mechanism of SA on BHb was a static quenching process. The electrostatic force played an important role in the conjugation reaction between BHb and SA. Besides, the values of Hill's coefficients were approximately equal to 1. Synchronous and CD spectra revealed that the microenvironment and the conformation of BHb were changed during the binding reaction.     

Interaction of the flavonoid hesperidin with bovine serum albumin: A fluorescence quenching study

The interaction between the flavonoid hesperidin and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by fluorescence and UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy. The results revealed that hesperidin caused the fluorescence quenching of BSA through a static quenching procedure. The hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions play a major role in stabilizing the complex. The binding site number n, and apparent binding constant K_A, corresponding thermodynamic parameters ΔG^o, ΔH^o, ΔS^o at different temperatures were calculated. The distance r between donor (BSA) and acceptor (hesperidin) was obtained according to fluorescence resonance energy transfer. The effect of Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Co²⁺, and Mn²⁺ on the binding constants between hesperidin and BSA were studied. The effect of hesperidin on the conformation of BSA was analyzed using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy and UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy.     

Theoretical interpretation of optical and EPR spectra and the substitutional site of ferroelectric LiNbO3:Ni crystal

The optical absorption spectrum, zero-field splitting (ZFS) and EPR g factor of LiNbO₃:Ni²⁺ are explained uniformly on the basis of complete energy matrix diagonalization procedure (CDP) and Zhao's self-consistent field (SCF) d-orbit of free Ni²⁺ ions. The agreement between the calculated results and the experimental data shows quantitatively that impurities Ni²⁺ replace the Nb⁵⁺ rather than Li⁺ sites in LiNbO₃:Ni²⁺.     

Spectroscopic,Viscositic and Molecular Modeling Studies on the Interaction of 3′-Azido-Daunorubicin Thiosemicarbazone with DNA

A new daunorubicin has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The interaction of native calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) with 3′-azido-daunorubicin thiosemicarbazone (ADNRT) was investigated under simulated physiological conditions by multi-spectroscopic techniques, viscometric measurements and molecular modeling study. It concluded that ADNRT could intercalate into the base pairs of ctDNA, and the fluorescence quenching by ctDNA was static quenching type. Thermodynamic parameters calculated suggested that the binding of ADNRT to ctDNA was mainly driven by hydrophobic interactions. The relative viscosity of ctDNA increased with the addition of ADNRT, which confirmed the intercalation mode. Furthermore, molecular modeling studies corroborate the above experimental results.     

EPR and optical spectra of Ni2+-VAg in silver chloride and silver bromide

The optical absorption and EPR spectra of Ni²⁺-V_Ag centres in the AgCl:Ni²⁺ and AgBr:Ni²⁺ systems have been investigated theoretically on the basis of the complete energy matrices including the electron–electron repulsion interaction, the ligand field interaction, the spin–orbit coupling interaction, and Zeeman interaction. Because the charge compensation forms a silver ion vacancy (V_Ag) which makes the attractive force acted on the each ligand ion different, it was determined that the Ni–X (X = Cl, Br) distance next to V_Ag is shorter than others for both AgCl:Ni²⁺ and AgBr:Ni²⁺ systems in the tetragonal symmetry. Besides, it was found that the local lattice structure of (NiX₆)^4? clusters in AgCl and AgBr crystals exhibit a compression distortion. This compression distortion may be ascribed to the fact that the Ni²⁺ ion has a smaller ionic radius and more effective charge than the Ag⁺ ion.     

荧光探针法研究百草枯与DNA的相互作用

以中性红（NR）为分子探针,应用紫外光谱法和荧光光谱法研究了除草剂百草枯（PQ）与小牛胸腺DNA（ctDNA）之间的相互作用。在pH7.3的Tris-HCl（5×10-2mol.L-1）缓冲溶液中,NR分子主要以嵌插方式结合到ctDNA双螺旋结构上,百草枯的加入抑制了NR与ctDNA之间的结合,用Stern-Volmer方程进行数据处理,表明百草枯对ctDNA-NR的荧光猝灭不是单纯的静态或动态猝灭方式,属于混合型的。综合紫外光谱、离子强度等研究证实,在该实验条件下,百草枯与DNA之间存在静电和嵌插两种作用。