Fluorescence Characteristics and Inclusion of ICT Fluorescent Probe in Organized Assemblies

The inclusion behavior of an intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) fluorescent probe namely; 2-[3-(4-dimethylamino-phenyl)-allylidene]-tetralone (DMAPT) in organized assemblies of aqueous micellar, α- and β-cyclodextrins (CDs) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) pockets have been studied using steady-state absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. The fluorescence characteristics (energy and intensity) of DMAPT are highly sensitive to the properties of the medium. The ICT maximum is strongly blue-shifted with a great enhancement of the fluorescence intensity upon addition of different surfactants, confirming the solubilization of DMAPT in the hydrophobic micellar assembly. In addition, the fluorescence of DMAPT is more sensitive to the nature and concentration of the added CDs. In α- or β-CD solutions, the fluorescence intensity increases strongly (by 6 and 23 orders of magnitude, respectively). Upon encapsulation in the CD cavity, the molecular flexibility decreases due to the geometrical restrictions of the CD nanocavity which decreases the non radiative transition via the free rotation around the single and/or double bonds of the butadiene bridge. This was supported by finding that the fluorescence quantum yield of DMAPT increases with increasing the viscosity of the medium. The binding constants of DMAPT with micelles, α- and β-CD solutions have been calculated and were found to be highly dependent on the nature of the used surfactants or CDs. The thermodynamic parameters have been also determined and the difference in magnitude between the formed α- and β-CD-DMAPT inclusion complexes is discussed on the basis of the cavity size. Finally, the binding constant of DMAPT with bovine serum albumin was calculated, indicating the relative stability of the DMAPT-BSA complex. The energy transfer distance between BSA as a donor and DMAPT as an acceptor was obtained following the fluorescence quenching of BSA by DMAPT, via resonance mechanism as a quencher.     

A Fluorescence Analysis of ANS Bound to Bovine Serum Albumin: Binding Properties Revisited by Using Energy Transfer

Determination of binding parameters such as the number of ligands and the respective binding constants require a considerable number of experiments to be performed. These involve accurate determination of either free and/or bound ligand concentration irrespective of the measurement technique applied. Then, an appropriate theoretical model is used to fit the experimental data, and to extract the binding parameters. In this work, the interaction between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and 1-anilino-8-naphthalene sulphonate (ANS) is revisited. Using steady state fluorescence spectroscopy, the binding isotherm of BSA/ANS was obtained applying the Halfman-Nishida approach. The binding parameters, site number, and binding site association constants, were determined from the stoichiometric Adair model and Job's plot. The binding parameters obtained were then correlated to the distance of the respective binding site to the tryptophan residues using the energy transfer technique. This approach, that uses both tryptophans independently from each other, is presented as a tool to help understand the binding mechanism of the albumin fluorescent complex. The results show that ANS molecules bind to BSA in up to five different binding sites. Energy transfer from the tryptophan residues to the BSA/ANS complex shows that the four highest affinity binding sites (>10(4) M(-1)) are located at a reasonably close distance (18-27 A) to at least one of two tryptophan residues, while the lowest affinity binding site (approximately 10(4) M(-1)) is located over 34 A away from the both tryptophans.     

Selective fluorescence resonance energy transfer from serum albumins to a bio-active 3-pyrazolyl-2-pyrazoline derivative: A spectroscopic analysis

A novel fluorescent probe and pharmaceutically significant: 3-pyrazolyl-2-pyrazoline derivative (PYZ) has been selected as an acceptor molecule for fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) interaction with serum albumins. Steady state and time resolved fluorescence techniques were applied to elucidate the nature of interaction of PYZ with serum albumins (BSA and HSA). Negligible FRET mediated emission occurred in the case of HSA but an efficient FRET mediated emission resulted in case of BSA. To gain further insight into the FRET selectivity of PYZ with the proteins, FRET from L-tryptophan (donor; native tryptophan) to PYZ (acceptor) was performed with the aim of getting an idea about the steric restrictions imposed on PYZ by the other groups present in BSA and HSA. The studies revealed that the surface bound Trp-134 in BSA allows an efficient FRET process with PYZ while the buried Trp-214 in HSA does not. The unusual selectivity for FRET in case of PYZ and the serum albumins has also been attributed to the complex structure of PYZ due to the presence of bulkier phenyl moieties in it. The complex nature of the excited state photophysics of tryptophan (Trp) in proteins also accounts for this FRET selectivity of PYZ with BSA and HSA.     

贝诺酯与牛血清白蛋白位点选择性结合的分子光谱研究

采用荧光光谱、紫外可见光谱、同步荧光光谱及三维荧光光谱等分子光谱方法,研究了生理条件下贝诺酯(BEN)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用。结果表明,BEN对BSA的内源荧光有显著的猝灭作用,猝灭机理为动态猝灭,二者之间的作用力类型以疏水作用为主,BEN与BSA发生反应后,使BSA的疏水环境极性增强,疏水性减弱,荧光强度降低。测得的表观结合常数和结合位点数分别是1 050 L·mol^-1和0.88,同时测得了焓变(ΔH)、熵变(ΔS)和自由能变(ΔG)等热力学参数。同步荧光和三维荧光光谱的结果表明,BEN使BSA的构象发生改变。利用荧光特异性位点探针DA和DP,通过竞争结合实验,监测BEN与BSA的结合位点,测得了位点Ⅰ和位点Ⅱ的表观结合常数分别为4 300 L·mol^-1和21 200 L·mol^-1,表明BEN与BSA优先在位点Ⅱ结合。     

Study of the interaction between tosufloxacin tosylate and bovine serum albumin by multi-spectroscopic methods

The interaction of tosufloxacin tosylate (TSFX) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy, UV–vis spectroscopy and FT-IR spectroscopy. The results indicated that the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA was quenched by TSFX through a static quenching mechanism, and the effective binding constants (K_a) were obtained by means of the modified Stern–Volmer equation. Thermodynamic parameters showed that electrostatic interaction was mostly responsible for the binding of TSFX to BSA. The binding distance (r) between TSFX and Trp-212 was determined to be 3.90 nm according to Föster non-radiative energy transfer theory. BSA had a single class of binding site at Sudlow' site I in subdomain IIA for TSFX. The effects of TSFX on the conformation of BSA were analyzed by synchronous fluorescence spectra and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra, and the results exhibited that the hydrophobicity of tryptophan microenvironment was decreased. In FT-IR spectra, Fourier self-deconvolution, secondary derivative and the curve-fitting process were carried out to obtain the components of BSA secondary structure at 298 K and 310 K. The full basic data indicated that the presence of TSFX resulted in α-helix and β-sheet changing into β-turn and random, which displayed that TSFX induced the unfolding of the polypeptides of BSA.     

Hydroxy and Methoxy Substituted Thiacarbocyanines for Fluorescent Detection of Amyloid Formations

In present paper series of trimethine cyanines modified in 5,5′- or 6,6′- position with hydroxy- or methoxy- substituents is studied for their ability to interact selectively with fibrillar formations. Processes of dye aggregation that accompany this interaction were also investigated. Meso-methyl trimethynecyanines with 5,5′- methoxy (7519) and hydroxy (7515) substituents strongly (up to 40 times) increase fluorescence intensity in the presence of fibrillar insulin, and also give noticeable fluorescent response on the presence of various aggregated proteins (lysozyme, β-lactoglobulin, α-synuclein A53T). 7519 and 7515 dyes can be used for fluorometric detection of fibrillar insulin at concentrations of approximately 1.5–120 microg/ml. For meso-ethyl substituted dye 7514 the ability to form H- and J-aggregates upon interaction with insulin fibrils was suggested. The model of the H- and J-aggregate packing in the protein fibrillar structure has been proposed.     

Interaction of aconitine with bovine serum albumin and effect of atropine sulphate and glycyrrhizic acid on the binding

The interaction of aconitine with bovine serum albumin (BSA) and effect of atropine sulphate and glycyrrhizic acid on binding constant, binding sites, and conformation were studied in an aqueous buffer solution (pH 7.40) by ultraviolet absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. The study results show that aconitine quenched the endogenous fluorescence of BSA via a dynamic quenching procedure. Predominant intermolecular forces between aconitine and BSA were hydrophobic interactions, which stabilized the complex of aconitine–BSA. The distance between the donor and acceptor was 2.62 nm. The conformation of BSA was investigated by synchronous fluorescence techniques, indicating that the microenvironment around tryptophan (Trp) residues was changed. Furthermore, with the addition of atropine sulphate or glycyrrhizic acid, binding constant and the number of binding sites of aconitine to BSA were decreased, and the conformation had no change, which provide an important theoretical support for aconitine detoxification by atropine sulphate and glycyrrhizic acid.     

烟碱与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的光谱研究

在0.1 mol·L-1的磷酸氢二钠-柠檬酸体系中,采用荧光光谱、紫外吸收光谱研究了牛血清白蛋白(BSA)与烟碱的相互作用。荧光滴定表明这种相互作用使BSA的内源荧光猝灭,尼古丁和BSA形成1∶1稳定复合物。不同温度和酸度下的猝灭作用证实其静态猝灭行为和疏水作用机制。紫外吸收光谱和同步荧光光谱表明,相互作用引起BSA构象变化,而同步荧光光谱提示结合位点更接近于色氨酸。     

药根碱与溶菌酶相互作用的光谱研究

利用荧光光谱和红外光谱研究了药根碱与溶菌酶的结合反应。通过Stern-Volmer's方程分别计算了不同温度下反应的结合常数。FTIR光谱结果表明:药根碱与溶菌酶键合改变了溶菌酶原有的构象,使溶菌酶的α-螺旋和β-折叠的含量发生变化。根据Foerster非辐射能量转移理论,计算出药根碱与溶菌酶之间的结合距离为5.39nm。     

Influence of ultrasound pretreatment on the subsequent glycation of dietary proteins

The influence of ultrasound treatment on the subsequent glycation process of proteins is controversial. Glycation behaviors of bovine serum albumin (BSA), β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg) and β-casein (β-CN) after ultrasound pretreatment (UP) were compared by both evaluating glycation kinetics and analyzing structural changes of proteins. UP resulted in both unfolding and aggregation behavior in protein samples, which altered the accessibility of the Lys and Arg. Five cycles of UP up-regulated the glycation degree of BSA and β-Lg, possibly due to the unfolding behavior induced by UP, which exposed additional glycation sites. In contrast, 30 cycles of UP induced a dramatic increase (by 97.9 nm) in particle size of BSA, thus burying portions of glycation sites and suppressing the glycation process. Notably, UP had minimal influence on glycation kinetics of β-CN, due to its intrinsic disordered structure. Based on proteomics analysis, the preference of Lys and Arg during glycation was found to be changed by UP in BSA and β-Lg. Four, 3 and 3 unique carboxyethylated lysine residues were identified in glycated BSA after 0, 5 and 30 cycles of UP, respectively. This study suggests that the protein glycation can be affected by UP, depending on the ultrasonication duration and native structure of the protein.     

含缩醛正离子类脂分子与蛋白质的相互作用

合成系列含缩醛的双链正离子类脂分子 ,并用荧光光谱研究其与牛血清蛋白 (BSA)的相互作用 .通过荧光的变化 ,解释蛋白质构象的变化 .在低类脂浓度时 ,少量类脂分子束缚在牛血清蛋白周围 ,荧光有很大幅度的淬灭 ,蛋白质本身肽链被解开 ,与此同时最大发射波长从 (3 44± 1)nm蓝移到 (3 3 1± 1)nm .由于疏水相互作用 ,更多类脂分子不断地聚集在蛋白质周围 ,牛血清蛋白中的两个色氨酸残基被完全地包裹在类脂分子形成的双分子膜中 ,荧光强度不断增加直到恒定不变     

荧光光谱法研究20(S)-原人参三醇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20(S)-原人参三醇(PPT)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用,结果表明：PPT对BSA荧光的猝灭类型为静态猝灭。在温度为298,308,318 K时的结合常数分别是0.926 3×103,0.618 2×103,0.414 4×103 L·mol-1,结合位点均接近于1。PPT与BSA结合过程中主要的驱动力为氢键和范德华力。与PPT结合后,BSA分子中色氨酸残基部位的结构变得更加紧密。依据Fster的荧光共振能量转移理论得出PPT与BSA的结合距离r为2.62 nm,能量转移效率E为0.32。     

柠檬酸钠与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的荧光光谱研究

利用荧光光谱技术研究了柠檬酸钠和牛血清白蛋白(BSA)之间的相互作用。柠檬酸钠对BSA荧光的猝灭机制属于形成复合物的静态猝灭过程。在20.0、32.0℃和36.5℃下柠檬酸钠与BSA之间的结合常数Ka分别为2.51×104、1.07×104、9.1×103L.mol-1,结合位点数近似为1。二者结合反应的主要作用力类型为氢键或范德华力。当pH值为7.4时二者的结合作用最强,同步荧光光谱显示两者的结合位点更接近于色氨酸。同时也研究了金属离子对二者作用的影响。     

荧光光谱法研究注射用盐酸头孢替安与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

荧光光谱法研究了注射用盐酸头孢替安（Cefotiam Hydrochloride for Injection,CH）与牛血清白蛋白（BSA）的相互作用。盐酸头孢替安对BSA具有荧光猝灭作用,其猝灭方式为静态猝灭,在291K时,求出了猝灭常数K_KV=2.49×10⁴L/mol、结合常数K_A=3.8×10³L/mol及结合位点数n=0.81。在同步荧光光谱中BSA色氨酸和酪氨酸发射峰红移,色氨酸和酪氨酸的微环境发生变化。     

3-羟基-6-[(4-羧基苯基)偶氮]-苯甲酸与牛血清蛋白结合反应的荧光光谱

采用荧光光谱研究3-羟基-6-[(4-羧基苯基)偶氮]-苯甲酸(HCPAB)与牛血清蛋白(BSA)的相互作用.通过测定298K和310K下HCPAB与BSA的荧光猝灭光谱,计算得到荧光猝灭常数、反应的结合常数、结合位点数及热力学参数,得出这种荧光猝灭机理符合静态猝灭;由Foerster能量转移机理,计算了当BSA与HCPAB比例为1∶1时分子间距离r=3.18nm和能量转移效率E=0.23,并由同步荧光光谱显示HCPAB与BSA的结合位点更接近于色氨酸.     

Spectroscopic Studies on the Interaction Between Aucubin and Bovine Serum Albumin Without or With Copper II or Iron III

The binding of aucubin to bovine serum albumin in the absence or presence of copper II or iron III has been studied by fluorescence, UV-Vis absorbance, synchronous fluorescence, and circular dichroism spectroscopies at pH 7.40. The results of fluorescence showed that the static quenching mechanism played a major role without or with copper II or iron III, and the quenching constant, binding constant, and binding site number decreased with copper II or iron III at three different temperatures (310 K, 300 K, and 290 K). This indicated that the drug would take effect more promptly in the presence of metal ions than in the absence of them. Thermodynamic parameters revealed that hydrophobic forces played vital roles and the binding process was spontaneous without or with copper II or iron III. The results of synchronous fluorescence showed that the polarity of the microenvironment around tryptophan and tyrosine residues changed insignificantly without or with copper II or iron III. The results of circular dichroism showed that there were slight reductions in the α-helix content of bovine serum albumin. In conclusion, copper II or iron III could reduce the binding ability between aucubin and bovine serum albumin, resulting in enhanced maximum effects of aucubin. The relative knowledge would contribute to the pharmaceutical development and clinical application of aucubin.

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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.     

荧光光谱法研究瑞香黄烷类化合物与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

在模拟人体生理条件下（pH 7.4）,采用荧光光谱法研究了瑞香黄烷A（DPA）和瑞香黄烷B（DPB）与牛血清白蛋白（BSA）的相互作用。DPA和DPB通过静态猝灭过程使得BSA荧光强度减弱;在25℃下,DPA和DPB与BSA结合常数分别为3.35×106L.mol-1和7.36×106L.mol-1,结合位点数分别为1.073和1.196;通过计算反应热力学参数值,可推断DPA和DPB与BSA作用力主要为氢键或范德华力;根据Foerster非辐射能量转移理论计算DPA和DPB与BSA的结合距离分别为3.11nm和3.04nm;同步荧光光谱法研究表明,DPA和DPB与BSA的结合对蛋白质的构象未产生影响,其结合位点更接近于色氨酸;同时还考察了部分共存金属离子对DPA和DPB与BSA结合作用的影响。     

Spectroscopic studies on the interaction of bovine serum albumin with ginkgolic acid: Binding characteristics and structural analysis

The interaction between ginkgolic acid (GA, C15:0) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) is investigated by several spectroscopic methodologies. At first, the binding characteristics of GA and BSA are determined by fluorescence emission spectra. It is showed that GA quenches the fluorescence of BSA and the static quenching constant K_LB is 11.7891×10⁴ L mol^?1 s^?1 at 297 K. GA and BSA form a 1:1 complex with a binding constant of 9.12×10⁵ L mol^?1. GA binds to the Sudlow's drug binding site II in BSA, and the binding distance between them is calculated as 1.63 nm based on the Förster theory. The thermodynamic parameters indicate that the interaction between BSA and GA is driven mainly by hydrophobic forces. On the other hand, structural analysis indicates that GA binding results in an increased hydrophobicity around the tryptophan residues of BSA as revealed by the synchronous fluorescence spectra, and a decrease in α-helix as revealed by the far-UV CD spectra. In addition, ANS, UV–vis and RLS experiments confirmed that GA binding causes a certain structural changes in BSA. These findings provide the binding information between BSA and GA, and may be helpful for pharmacokinetics and the design of dosage forms of GA.     

L-半胱氨酸修饰的金纳米粒子与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的荧光光谱研究

采用荧光猝灭光谱和同步荧光光谱研究了L-半胱氨酸修饰的金纳米粒子(Cys-GNPs)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)间的相互作用。根据荧光猝灭相关方程计算了Cys-GNPs与BSA相互作用的结合常数和结合位点数,探讨了其荧光猝灭机制为静态猝灭,并且根据热力学参数确定了二者间的作用力类型,推断出Cys-GNPs和BSA间主要靠疏水作用力结合。同步荧光光谱表明,二者的相互作用没有导致牛血清白蛋白的构象及色氨酸残基的微环境发生明显变化。