光谱及电化学方法研究大黄酸与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

采用荧光光谱、紫外光谱和圆二色光谱法并结合电化学方法,研究了大黄酸与牛血清白蛋白之间的相互作用。结果表明:大黄酸对牛血清白蛋白有较强的荧光猝灭作用且为静态猝灭,并计算得出不同温度下其结合常数(KA)与结合位点数(n)分别为:3.67×105,0.95(298 K);2.60×104,0.83(309 K)。由热力学参数确定它们间的作用力主要是静电引力,并依据F rster能量转移理论求得其结合距离为3.28 nm,同步荧光光谱及圆二色谱表明大黄酸对牛血清白蛋白的构象产生影响。     

Studies on interaction between flavonoids and bovine serum albumin by spectral methods

The interaction between three kinds of flavonoids and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by fluorescence and UV-vis absorption spectrometry. The results indicated that flavonoids have strong ability to quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA by forming complexes. The binding constants, number of binding sites, thermodynamic parameters and energy transfer mechanisms were also investigated. Conformation change of BSA was observed from synchronous, three-dimensional fluorescence and circular dichroism spectrum.     

Study on the interaction of La with bovine serum albumin at molecular level

The interaction of La³⁺ to bovine serum albumin (BSA) has been investigated mainly by fluorescence spectra, UV-vis absorption spectra, and circular dichroism (CD) under simulative physiological conditions. Fluorescence data revealed that the quenching mechanism of BSA by La³⁺ was a static quenching process and the binding constant is 1.75×10⁴ L mol⁻¹ and the number of binding sites is 1 at 289 K. The thermodynamic parameters (ΔH=−20.055 kJ mol⁻¹, ΔG=−23.474 kJ mol⁻¹, and ΔS=11.831 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹) indicate that electrostatic effect between the protein and the La³⁺ is the main binding force. In addition, UV-vis, CD, and synchronous fluorescence results showed that the addition of La³⁺ changed the conformation of BSA.     

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.     

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.     

Probing the binding of vitexin to human serum albumin by multispectroscopic techniques

The interaction between vitexin and human serum albumin (HSA) has been studied by using different spectroscopic techniques viz., fluorescence, UV-vis absorption, circular dichroism (CD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy under simulated physiological conditions. Fluorescence results revealed the presence of static type of quenching mechanism in the binding of vitexin to HSA. The binding constants (K_a) between vitexin and HSA were obtained according to the modified Stern-Volmer equation. The thermodynamic parameters, enthalpy change (ΔH) and entropy change (ΔS) were calculated to be -57.29 kJ mol⁻¹ and -99.01 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹ via the van't Hoff equation, which indicated that the interaction of vitexin with HSA was driven mainly by hydrogen bond and van der Waals forces. Fluorescence anisotropy data showed that warfarin and vitexin shared a common binding site I corresponding to the subdomain IIA of HSA. The binding distance (r) between the donor (HSA) and the acceptor (vitexin) was 4.16 nm based on the Förster theory of non-radioactive energy transfer. In addition, the results of synchronous fluorescence, CD and FT-IR spectra demonstrated that the microenvironment and the secondary structure of HSA were changed in the presence of vitexin.     

Study on the competitive reaction between bovine serum albumin and neomycin with ponceau S as fluorescence probe

A competitive reaction exists between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and neomycin (NM) when ponceau S (PS) is chosen as fluorescent probe. This reaction was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. The static fluorescence quenching process between BSA and PS was confirmed and the binding constant, the number of binding sites and type of interaction forces between BSA and PS were obtained. It was observed that when NM was added into BSA-PS system, the relative fluorescence intensity of BSA was recovered gradually with increase in concentration of NM, which shows that there existed competitive reaction between BSA and NM. According to competitive reaction mechanism, the equilibrium concentration of PS, the binding constant and the type of interaction forces between PS and NM were obtained.     

Studies on the antagonistic action between chloramphenicol and quinolones with presence of bovine serum albumin by fluorescence spectroscopy

Chloramphenicol (CHL) and quinolone drugs like ofloxacin (OFLX), lomefloxacin (LMX) and ciprofloxacin (CPFX) can all quench the fluorescence of bovine serum albumin (BSA) in the aqueous solution of pH=7.40. This quenching effect becomes more significant when CHL and quinolone drugs coexist. Based on this, further studies on the interactions between CHL and quinolone drugs using fluorescence spectrum are established. The results showed that the interaction between the drugs would increase the binding constant and binding stability of the drug and protein, thus reducing the amount of drugs transported to their targets. Therefore, free drug concentration at targets would decrease, reducing the efficacy of the drugs. It indicated that there exists antagonistic action between drugs. The results also showed that the quenching mechanism of BSA by the drugs is a static procedure. The number of binding sites is 1 in various systems. Due to the existence of the antagonistic action between drugs, the binding distance r is reduced. Studies utilizing synchronous spectra showed that the antagonistic action between the drugs would affect the conformation of BSA, making protein molecules extend and hydrophobic decrease. The order of antagonistic action between CHL and quinolone drugs is: CPFX>OFLX>LMX with presence of BSA.     

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.     

长春新碱与牛血清白蛋白相互作用研究

利用紫外、荧光和圆二色光谱研究了不同温度下长春新碱(VCR)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)之间的相互作用。通过荧光猝灭数据算得在 296,303和310 K时,VCR与BSA的猝灭常数K_SV分别为2.0×104,1.7×104和1.5×104 L·mol-1,结合常数K_a分别为1.5×104,9.5×103和4.9×103 L·mol-1,结合位点数分别为0.978 6,0.949 0和0.891 1,表明VCR与BSA间具有较强的结合作用,但结合能随着温度的升高而降低,是形成复合物的静态猝灭。圆二色光谱 (CD)数据表明相互作用后BSA的二级结构发生了改变：BSA的α-螺旋的含量从33.5％下降到 29.7％,β-折叠的含量从13.6％升高到18.4％。通过Van′t Hoff方程,计算出热力学常数焓变(ΔH)和熵变(ΔS) 分别为：－62.7 kJ·mol-1和－129.38 J·（mol-1·K）－１,表明氢键和范德华力在VCR与BSA结合中处于主导作用。     

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.     

Fluorescence Study on the Interaction of Bovine Serum Albumin with P-Aminoazobenzene

In this paper, the interaction between p-aminoazobenzene (PAAB) and BSA was investigated mainly by fluorescence quenching spectra, circular dichroism (CD) and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra under simulative physiological conditions. It was proved that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by PAAB was mainly a result of the formation of a PAAB-BSA complex. The modified Stern-Volmer quenching constant K _a and the corresponding thermodynamic parameters ΔH, ΔG and ΔS at different temperatures were calculated. The results indicated that van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds were the predominant intermolecular forces in stabilizing the complex. The distance r?=?4.33 nm between the donor (BSA) and acceptor (PAAB) was obtained according to Förster’s non-radioactive energy transfer theory. The synchronous fluorescence, CD and three-dimensional fluorescence spectral results showed that the hydrophobicity of amino acid residues increased and the losing of α-helix content (from 63.57 to 51.83%) in the presence of PAAB. These revealed that the microenvironment and conformation of BSA were changed in the binding reaction.     

基于低聚壳聚糖的希夫碱化合物与BSA的相互作用

窄分子量分布低聚壳聚糖CS_<i>n(n表示壳聚糖的聚合度,n=6, 8, 11)和对二甲氨基苯甲醛(DMABA)通过缩合反应得到了新型的基于壳聚糖的希夫碱化合物DMABA-CS_n。利用荧光光谱法,同步荧光光谱法,圆二色谱法(CD)和等温滴定微量热法(ITC)研究了DMABA-CS_n与牛血清白蛋白 (BSA)之间的相互作用。通过荧光光谱法探讨了DMABA-CS_n对BSA的荧光猝灭机制。结果表明,DMABA-CS_<i>n(n=6, 8, 11) 均能使BSA的荧光猝灭,猝灭机制是形成DMABA-CS_n/BSA复合物的静态猝灭。利用同步荧光光谱法和圆二色谱法考察了DMABA-CS_n对BSA构象的影响。研究结果表明,BSA的构象在DMABA-CS_n的溶液微环境中发生了变化。另外,ITC热力学测定结果(ΔH<0, ΔS<0, ΔG<0)表明,BSA与DMABA-CS_n的作用过程是自发进行的放热过程,二者之间的作用力类型主要是氢键和疏水作用。同时,研究结果也说明在一定的分子量范围内,随着CS_n聚合度的增加,DMABA-CS_n更容易与BSA结合。研究结果为DMABA-CS_<i>n(n=6, 8, 11)作为潜在药物的药理作用机制研究提供了一定的理论参考。     

Complexation of insecticide chlorantraniliprole with human serum albumin: Biophysical aspects

Chlorantraniliprole is a novel insecticide belonging to the diamide class of selective ryanodine receptor agonists. A biophysical study on the binding interaction of a novel diamide insecticide, chlorantraniliprole, with staple in vivo transporter, human serum albumin (HSA) has been investigated utilizing a combination of steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD), and molecular modeling methods. The interaction of chlorantraniliprole with HSA gives rise to fluorescence quenching through static mechanism, this corroborates the fluorescence lifetime outcomes that the ground state complex formation and the predominant forces in the HSA-chlorantraniliprole conjugate are van der Waals forces and hydrogen bonds, as derived from thermodynamic analysis. The definite binding site of chlorantraniliprole in HSA has been identified from the denaturation of protein, competitive ligand binding, and molecular modeling, subdomain IIIA (Sudlow's site II) was designated to possess high-affinity binding site for chlorantraniliprole. Moreover, using synchronous fluorescence, CD, and three-dimensional fluorescence we testified some degree of HSA structure unfolding upon chlorantraniliprole binding.     

Determining the binding affinity and binding site of bensulfuron-methyl to human serum albumin by quenching of the intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence

Bensulfuron-methyl (BM) is a highly active sulfonylurea herbicide for use on paddy rice. Steady state fluorescence, UV/vis absorption, circular dichroism (CD), time-resolved fluorescence and molecular modeling methods have been exploited to determine the binding affinity and binding site of BM to human serum albumin (HSA). From the synchronous fluorescence, UV/vis, CD and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra, it was evident that the interaction between BM and HSA induced a conformational change in the protein. Steady state and time-resolved fluorescence data illustrates that the fluorescence quenching of HSA by BM was the formation of HSA-BM complex at 1:1 molar ratio. Site marker competitive experiments demonstrated that the binding of BM to HSA primarily took place in subdomain IIIA (Sudlow’s site II), this corroborates the hydrophobic probe ANS displacement and molecular modeling results. Thermodynamic analysis displays hydrophobic, electrostatic and hydrogen bonds interactions are the major acting forces in stabilizing the HSA-BM complex.     

Spectrofluorimetric study on the interaction between antimicrobial drug sulfamethazine and bovine serum albumin

The interaction between the antimicrobial drug sulfamethazine (STM) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) has been studied using steady state and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy. Fluorescence emission data revealed that BSA (2×10⁻⁶ M) fluorescence was statically quenched by STM at various concentrations, which implies that STM-BSA complex has been formed. The fluorescence emission data was analyzed via applying the Stern-Volmer analysis in combination with thermodynamic investigation, where obtained results revealed that quenching is static with quenching constants of 2.371, 1.658, and 0.916×10⁵ M⁻¹ at 298, 304, and 310 K, respectively. Binding constants and number of binding sites at different temperatures were also determined by applying the Scatchard method, which in turn were used to construct the van't Hoff plot in order to estimate the enthalpy (ΔH) and entropy changes (ΔS) for the complexation process. An average of 1.00±0.17 was estimated for the number of sites of BSA, which indicated that STM binds to BSA with stoichiometric ratio of 1:1. The values that were estimated from the van't Hoff plot for ΔH and (ΔS) were −36.8 kJ mol⁻¹ and −14.9 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹, respectively, which indicate that the STM-BSA complex is stabilized with hydrogen bonds and van der Waals interactions. Synchronous fluorescence data was obtained at Δλ of 15 and 60 nm, where obtained results confirmed that STM binds to BSA at the tryptophan residue (Trp. 213). In addition, the distance between STM and the Trp. 213 was estimated via employing the Förster's non-radiative energy-transfer theory, and was found to be 2.73 nm, which in turn indicated that STM can bind to BSA with high probability.     

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.     

Spectroscopic studies of 7, 8-dihydroxy-4-methylcoumarin and its interaction with bovine serum albumin

The absorption and fluorescence spectra of 7, 8-dihydroxy-4-methylcoumarin (DHMC) in ethanol-water (1:9 v/v) solution at varying pH values were investigated . The interaction between DHMC and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by fluorescence, FT-IR, and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The Stern-Volmer quenching constant (K_SV), the quenching rate constant of the bimolecular reaction (K_q), the binding constant, and number of binding sites (n) of DHMC with BSA were evaluated. The results showed that DHMC quenches the fluorescence intensity of BSA through a static quenching process. Positive value of entropy change (ΔS) and negative value of enthalpy change (ΔH) of the BSA-DHMC interaction were obtained according to the van't Hoff equation. The interaction between DHMC and BSA was driven mainly by hydrophobic forces. The binding process was spontaneous and exothermic. The binding distance between the tryptophan residue in BSA and the DHMC was found to be about 2.6 nm based on the Förster theory of non-radiation energy transfer.     

Interaction of the docetaxel with human serum albumin using optical spectroscopy methods

Docetaxel is a semi-synthetic product derived from the needles of the European yew. It is an antineoplastic agent belonging to the taxoid family. The interaction between docetaxel and human serum albumin (HSA) has been investigated systematically by the fluorescence quenching technique, synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy, ultraviolet (UV)-vis absorption spectroscopy, circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) under physiological conditions. Our fluorescence data showed that HSA had only one docetaxel binding site and the binding process was a static quenching procedure. According to the Van’t Hoff equation, the thermodynamic parameters standard enthalpy (ΔH⁰) and standard entropy (ΔS⁰) were calculated to be −41.07 KJ mol⁻¹ and −49.72 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹. These results suggested that hydrogen bond was the predominant intermolecular force stabling the docetaxel-HSA complex. The data from the CD, FT-IR and UV-vis spectroscopy supported the change in the secondary structure of protein caused by the interaction of docetaxel with HSA.     

Investigation on the conformational changes of bovine serum albumin in a wide pH range from 2 to 12

The conformation of bovine serum albumin largely depends on its microenvironment pH and affects its physical functions and applications. In this study, we investigated the effects of pH (wide range 2–12) on the conformation of bovine serum albumin based on spectroscopic signals by various spectroscopic means including fluorescence, synchronous fluorescence, resonance light scattering, UV-visible absorption, and circular dichroism. The changes in spectroscopic signals, such as peak position and intensity, showed that the structure of bovine serum albumin varied significantly with pH. The conformation of bovine serum albumin was compact at pH 6–7, as indicated by the largest peak position values and peak intensities in the fluorescence, synchronous fluorescence, and RLS spectra. The structure of bovine serum albumin became loose in the acidic or alkaline environment, as indicated by the decreased peak position values and peak intensities. The microenvironment of the amino acid residues of bovine serum albumin also varied with pH, as indicated by the changing peak position values. At pH 7, the hydrophobicity of the tyrosine and tryptophan residues was the weakest, as indicated by the minimum synchronous fluorescence signals. In addition, the secondary structure of bovine serum albumin, especially α-helix, varied with pH. The content of α-helix reached the maximum value of 68% at pH 6–8, whereas it decreased in the acidic or alkaline environment. The study provides valuable details for studying the physiological function and applications of serum albumins.