Interaction of Thyroxine with 7 Hydroxycoumarin: A Fluorescence Quenching Study

The interaction between thyroxine hormone and 7 hydroxycoumarin (7HC) was investigated using fluorescence quenching method. The experimental results showed that thyroxine could quench the fluorescence of 7HC by forming the 7HC–thyroxine complex with static quenching. The apparent binding constants (K) between 7HC and thyroxine were determined to be 1.51 × 10⁴ (297 K) and 9.06 × 10³ (310 K). The binding sites (n) 0.98 ± 0.1. The thermodynamic parameters showed that the interaction between 7HC and thyroxine was driven mainly by hydrogen bonding interactions and van der Waals force. Calibration for thyroxine, based on quenching titration data, was linear in the concentration range 2.0 × 10⁻⁸ to 3.0 × 10⁻⁷ mol/l. The relative standard deviation was 2.58% for 2.0 × 10⁻⁷ mol/l thyroxine (n = 4) and the 3σ limit of detection was 3.42 × 10⁻⁸ mol/l in cationic surfactant CTAB medium.     

Fluorescence Quenching Study on the Interaction between Quercetin and Lipoxygenase

The interaction between quercetin and lipoxygenase was investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy. The analysis of the emission quenching at different temperatures revealed that the quenching mechanism correspond to a static process and, as consequence, a complex quercetin-lipoxygenase is formed. The thermodynamic parameters ΔG, ΔH and ΔS were calculated to be?32.57 kJmol^?1,?3.21 kJmol^?1 and 87.14 Jmol^?1K^?1 respectively, which suggest that hydrophobic forces plays a major role in the stabilization of the complex quercetin-lipoxygenase. The distance, r, between donor (lipoxygenase) and acceptor (quercetin) was calculated to be 3.84 nm based on Förster’s non-radiative energy transfer theory. The results obtained from the evaluation of three dimensional florescence spectra suggest a conformational modification of the protein in the region of the coupling with quercetin.     

Self-Indicating Surfactants: Potentially Micellar Solvatochromic Iron(II) Complexes

The preparation of ternary iron(II) complexes [Fe(CN)₂(LL)₂] and [Fe(CN)₄(LL)]^2-, where LL = a Schiff base derived from 2-acetyl pyridine and a long chain amine 1-Me(CH₂)_nNH₂ (n = 11, 15, 17), is described. These complexes exhibit strong solvatochromism and can thus be used to probe solvation in organised aqueous media, as in ternary water - Aerosol OT- hexanol mixtures. They also have a dramatic effect on the micellisation behaviour of the uncharged surfactant Triton X-100.     

Spectrofluorometric Determination of Iron II Based on the Fluorescence Quenching of Cadmium/Tellurium Quantum Dots

Water-soluble and stable CdTe quantum dots were synthesized in aqueous solution with thioglycolic acid as the stabilizer. A spectrofluorometric method for the determination of iron (II) has been developed based on quenching of the fluorescence of CdTe quantum dots by iron (II) in aqueous solutions. It can perform an accurate and simple determination of iron (II) concentration in water samples. Under optimum conditions, the quenched fluorescence intensity increased linearly with the concentration of iron (II) ranging from 5.0 × 10^?8 to 4.0 × 10^?6 mol/L with a correlation coefficient R = 0.9969. The limit of detection for iron (II) was found to be 1.2 × 10^?8 mol/L. As an application, the proposed method was successfully applied to the analysis of iron (II) in water samples, and the results were satisfactory.     

荧光法研究木犀草素与人血清白蛋白的相互作用

用荧光光谱、同步荧光光谱和紫外吸收光谱方法,研究了木犀草素与人血清白蛋白（HSA）的相互作用。研究表明木犀草素对HSA有较强的荧光猝灭作用,根据不同温度下木犀草素对HSA的荧光猝灭作用,利用Stern-Volmer方程处理实验数据,表明木犀草素对HSA的荧光猝灭作用属于静态猝灭。根据Fōrster非辐射能量转移理论计算了木犀草素与HSA间的结合常数和结合位点数,求得了木犀草素与HSA间的结合距离r。热力学数据表明二者主要靠疏水作用力结合。同时用同步荧光光谱探讨了木犀草素对HSA构象的影响。     

应用荧光猝灭法研究尼莫地平与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

应用荧光光谱(FS)和紫外光谱(UV)研究了尼莫地平与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)之间的相互作用。尼莫地平与BSA的结合常数K_A为5.01×104(26 ℃)和4.46×104(36 ℃),尼莫地平在BSA上的结合位点数为1.08±0.01。根据Frster非辐射能量转移理论,求出了尼莫地平与BSA之间的结合距离为3.14 nm(26 ℃)和3.10 nm(36 ℃)。实验表明静态猝灭和非辐射能量转移是 导致尼莫地平对BSA荧光猝灭的两大原因。通过计算热力学参数,可知该药物与牛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,且二者之间的作用力以静电相互作用为主。     

Static and Dynamic Quenching of Tryptophan Fluorescence in Various Proteins by a Chromium (III) Complex

The interaction of a chromium (III) complex, (R,R)-N,N′-Bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexane-diaminochromium (III), with human serum albumin, bovine serum albumin, lysozyme, and free tryptophan was studied using steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. Dynamic and static quenching constants were calculated using Stern-Volmer kinetics. The complex bound more tightly to the serum albumins than to lysozyme or free tryptophan, but only one binding site was determined in all systems. The interaction was also determined to be thermodynamically favorable, and the binding constants were on the order of 10³–10⁶. The fluorescence quenching was static in nature with Forster distances in the 1.8–2.0 nm range.     

Probing the Interaction of Trans-resveratrol with Bovine Serum Albumin: A Fluorescence Quenching Study with Tachiya Model

The interaction of trans-resveratrol (TRES) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated using fluorescence spectroscopy (FS) with Tachiya model. The binding number maximum of TRES was determined to be 8.86 at 293.15 K, 23.42 at 303.15 K and 33.94 at 313.15 K and the binding mechanism analyzed in detail. The apparent binding constants (K (a)) between TRES and BSA were 5.02 x 10(4) (293.15 K), 8.89 x 10(4) (303.15 K) and 1.60 x 10(5) L mol(-1) (313.15 K), and the binding distances (r) between TRES and BSA were 2.44, 3.01, and 3.38 nm at 293.15, 303.15, and 313.15 K, respectively. The addition of TRES to BSA solution leads to the enhancement in RLS intensity, exhibiting the formation of the aggregate in solution. The negative entropy change and enthalpy change indicated that the interaction of TRES 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.     

Determination of Iron(III) by Room Temperature Ionic Liquids/Surfactant Sensitized Fluorescence Quenching Method

A new method for the determination of iron (III) has been described. The analytical procedure was based on the fluorescence quenching of salicylfluorone (SAF) by iron (III) and the fluorescence quenching value (ΔF) could be increased in the medium of room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate)/SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate). The main factors influencing the fluorescence quenching (ΔF) were investigated in detail. Under the optimal conditions, the linear equation was [Formula: see text](c:μg·mL(-1), r?=?0.9936). The linear range of calibration curve was 0.2-1.1 μg·mL(-1) and the detection limit was 8.3 ng·mL(-1). The preliminary sensitized mechanism was discussed with distribution coefficient and fluorescence quantum yield in different media. The method has been applied to the determination of Fe (III) in water samples with satisfactory results.     

PAR-吖啶黄能量转移荧光猝灭法测定痕量铁(Ⅱ)的研究

对 4 (2 吡啶偶氮 ) 间苯二酚 (PAR)与吖啶黄间荧光能量转移进行了探讨 ,研究了其能量转移的最佳条件 ,并应用该体系测定痕量铁 (Ⅱ ) ,由此建立了能量转移荧光测定痕量铁的新方法。在λex/em =46 5nm/5 0 5nm ,十二烷基硫酸钠 (SDS)作用下 ,pH =9 2时 ,吖啶黄与PAR 铁 (Ⅱ )络合物间能发生有效能量转移 ,使吖啶黄的荧光猝灭。铁的量在 0～ 10 μg·L-1范围内呈良好的线性关系。最低检出限 0 0 6 μg·L-1。该方法用于水样、发样中痕量铁的测定 ,结果满意。     

External Heavy Atom Quenching of the Fluorescence of Pyrene via Charge-Transfer Complexes.

The third harmonic (355 nm) of a pulsed, Nd-YAG laser has been used to induce pyrene fluorescence in cyclohexane solution. The rate constants of fluorescence quenching of pyrene by alkyl and aryl bromides have been measured. The increase of k_q with increasing the electron affinity of the quencher is attributed to CT interactions between the fluorophore and the heavy atom quencher involving a CT encounter complex, in which the quencher acts as an electron acceptor.     

荧光猝灭法对肉桂酸与人血清白蛋白间的相互作用的研究

白蛋白是血液循环系统中最丰富的一种蛋白质,能与许多物质结合,并起着运输蛋白的作用。文章利用荧光光谱法研究了中药有效成分肉桂酸与人血清蛋白间的非共价结合特性。研究表明,在pH7.4作用液、286nm激发波长条件下,肉桂酸对人血清白蛋白的荧光发射有较强猝灭作用。当作用温度为37和47℃时,肉桂酸与人血清蛋白间的结合常数K分别为1.2767×103和3.4041×103L.mol-1,结合位点数n分别为0.7586和0.8356,表明温度升高有利于两者的结合;同时,根据不同作用温度时非共价结合复合物的热力学参数变化,证明肉桂酸与人血清白蛋白分子间的结合力主要是疏水作用。研究结果为进一步研究肉桂酸的药理作用,尤其是对血浆蛋白构像的影响提供了重要信息。     

亮菌甲素荧光熄灭法测定微量铁

基于铁对亮菌甲素的荧光熄灭 ,建立了测定微量铁 ( )的新方法。在 p H8.81的硼砂缓冲体系中 ,最大激发波长和发射波长分别为 2 81nm和 4 6 2 nm,亮菌甲素的荧光强度与铁 ( )的加入量在 0 .0 0 5—0 .4 5 0 μg/ m L间存在线性关系 ,检出限为 0 .6 μg/ L Fe( )。方法操作简便、反应迅速、灵敏度高、选择性好 ,用于环境水样中痕量 Fe( )的测定 ,结果令人满意     

水杨基荧光酮荧光熄灭法测定痕量铝

研究了在羟丙基-β-环糊精(HP-β-CD)和乳化剂(OP)存在下,在NaAc-HAc介质中,以水杨基荧光酮(SAF)作为荧光试剂,用荧光熄灭法测定痕量铝的新方法;体系的最大激发波长和发射波长分别为365nm和522nm,25mL溶液中,Al(Ⅲ)含量在0.028-4.0μg/25mL范围内符合线性关系,方法检出限为1.11μg/L.干扰离子较少,已用于自来水中痕量铝的测定,结果令人满意.     

Interplay of Antiferromagnetic Coupling and Spin Crossover in Dinuclear Iron(II) Complexes

This article reports on the study of the interplay between magnetic coupling and spin transition in 2,2′-bipyrimidine (bpym)-bridged iron(II) dinuclear compounds. Coexistence of both phenomena has been observed in [Fe(bpym)(NCS)₂]₂bpym, [Fe(bpym)(NCSe)₂]₂bpym and [Fe(bt)(NCS)₂]₂bpym (bpym = 2,2′-bipyrimidine, bt = 2,2′-bithiazoline) by the action of external physical factors namely pressure or electromagnetic radiation. Competition between magnetic exchange and spin crossover has been studied in [Fe(bpym)(NCS)₂]₂bpym at 6.3 kbar. LIESST experiments carried out in [Fe(bpym)(NCSe)₂]₂bpym and [Fe(bt)(NCS)₂]₂bpym at 4.2 K have shown that is possible to achieve dinuclear molecules with different spin states in this class of compounds. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Fluorescence Quenching to Study Protein-ligand Binding: Common Errors

A number of recent articles, amongst others several published in the Journal of Fluorescence, use inappropriate fluorescence methodology to determine ligand binding characteristics to (mostly) proteins. In this Letter, several common pitfalls are discussed in relation to two recent publications in the Journal of Fluorescence (Wang et al. (2009) 19:801–808; Ding et al. (2009) 19:783–791). The Author hopes that this contribution helps to prevent a further spread of the incorrect methodology, and results in a reappraisal of those articles already published using similar methodology.