Molecular Interactions of Flavonoids to Hyaluronidase: Insights from Spectroscopic and Molecular Modeling Studies

In the work described on this paper, the interactions between eight flavonoids and hyaluronidase (HAase), an important enzyme involved in a promoting inflammation pathway, were investigated by spectroscopic and molecular modeling methods. The results revealed that all flavonoids could interact with HAase to form flavonoid-HAase complexes. The binding parameters obtained from the data at different temperatures indicated that flavonoids could spontaneously bind with HAase mainly through electrostatic forces and hydrophobic interactions with one binding site. According to synchronous and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra and the molecular docking results, all flavonoids bound directly into the enzyme cavity site and the binding of flavonoid into the enzyme cavity influenced the microenvironment of the HAase activity site which led to the reduced enzyme activity. The present study provides direct evidence at a molecular level to understand the mechanism of inhibitory effect of flavonoid against HAase and explain the anti-inflammatory mechanism of the Traditional Chinese Medicines as anti-inflammatory drugs.     

分子对接和荧光光谱法研究槲皮素与β-葡萄糖苷酶的相互作用

结合分子对接法和光谱法,研究了槲皮素与β-葡萄糖苷酶的相互作用及作用机理.首先利用AutoDock 4.2软件对β-葡萄糖苷酶与槲皮素、竞争性抑制剂对硝基苯-β-D-琉基葡萄糖的分子对接分别进行研究,然后采用荧光光谱法研究了槲皮素与β-葡萄糖苷酶的结合反应,并测定了结合常数.结果表明:这种相互作用使β-葡萄糖苷酶发生内...     

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.     

Photophysical properties of substituted intramolecularly hydrogen bonded compounds: A combined experimental and theoretical study

Photophysical properties of prototype excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) system 4-methyl-2,6-diformyl phenol (MFOH) and its derivatives were studied by steady state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy as well as by ab-initio quantum chemical calculation. It has been found that nonradiative decay process is the most important deactivation channel in all the cases and the hydrogen bonded enol conformer is stable in the ground state whereas, the proton transferred keto form is energetically favoured in the S₁(ππ^*) state. However, the net gain in stabilization in the process of ESIPT is almost unaffected by the substitution. The reversal of stability in the excited state was explained on the basis of the nature of frontier molecular orbital in all the cases. Intrinsic reaction coordinate analysis showed that drastic change in nonbonded interoxygen distance R(O-O) in the proton transfer pathway causes the switch over from the enol to keto configuration. A close comparison of several properties like molecular geometry, hydrogen bond strength and atomic charge in different derivatives of MFOH were found to be consistent and in good agreement with the experimental results obtained from time-resolved fluorescence experiments.     

分子对接和荧光光谱法研究槲皮素与β-葡萄糖苷酶的相互作用

结合分子对接法和光谱法,研究了槲皮素与β-葡萄糖苷酶的相互作用及作用机理。首先利用AutoDock 4.2软件对β-葡萄糖苷酶与槲皮素、竞争性抑制剂对硝基苯-β-D-巯基葡萄糖的分子对接分别进行研究,然后采用荧光光谱法研究了槲皮素与β-葡萄糖苷酶的结合反应,并测定了结合常数。结果表明：这种相互作用使β-葡萄糖苷酶发生内源荧光猝灭,属于静态猝灭机制。通过计算得到槲皮素与β-葡萄糖苷酶在17,27和37 ℃下结合常数分别为4.36×104,4.04×104和3.18×104 L·mol-1。氢键和疏水作用对槲皮素与β-葡萄糖苷酶的结合起重要作用,也存在静电作用力。分子对接研究和荧光光谱实验两者相互补充,可从理论和实验两方面协同研究槲皮素与β-葡萄糖苷酶之间的相互作用。     

Interaction of quercetin with ovalbumin: Spectroscopic and molecular modeling studies

The binding of quercetin (QCT) to ovalbumin (OVA) in aqueous solution was investigated by molecular spectroscopy and modeling at pH 7.4. The fluorescence, synchronous fluorescence and UV-absorption spectroscopies were employed to study the mode and the mechanism for this interaction. QCT binding is characterized by one high affinity binding site with the association constants of the order of 10⁵. The distance between donor (OVA) and acceptor (QCT) was estimated according to Forster's theory of non-radiation energy transfer. Molecular docking showed that the QCT can bind to the active site of OVA. The binding dynamics was expounded by thermodynamic parameters, molecular modeling and accessible surface area calculation, which entails that hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonding and electrostatic forces stabilizes the interaction.     

Investigation on fluorescence quenching of dyes by graphite oxide and graphene

Rhodamine B (Rh B), eosin (E) and methylene blue (MB) were used as a probe to investigate the molecular structure and charge of the dyes on the sensitized efficiency of graphite oxide (GO) and graphene (G). The structure of the prepared GO and G were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), respectively. To study the electron transfer between dyes and GO or G, UV-vis absorption spectra (UV-vis), steady state fluorescence spectra (FL) and time resolved fluorescence spectra have been determined. It has been found that the electron transfer from the excited dyes to G was more efficient than to GO, and the transfer from excited MB to G was easier than to Rh B and E, because of the different electrostatic attraction between the dye and G.     

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.     

共聚物Pluronic P103对牛血清白蛋白荧光光谱的猝灭

应用静态荧光光谱研究了嵌段共聚物PluronicP103对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)荧光光谱的猝灭。研究表明,PluronicP103对BSA的荧光有猝灭作用,动态猝灭是引起BSA荧光猝灭的主要原因。发现嵌段共聚物PluronicP103在水溶液中的蔟集状态影响其与BSA的相互作用,以胶团形式存在的PluronicP103对BSA的猝灭作用更强。     

Studies on the Interactions of 2, 4-Dinitrophenol and 2, 4-Dichlorphenol with Trypsin

The interactions of 2, 4-dinitrophenol and 2, 4-dichlorphenol with trypsin were investigated by fluorescence, synchronous fluorescence, and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra techniques under physiological pH 7.40. The 2, 4-dinitrophenol and 2, 4-dichlorphenol effectively quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of trypsin via static quenching. The process of binding 2, 4-dinitrophenol and 2, 4-dichlorphenol with trypsin was a spontaneous molecular interaction procedure. The electrostatic repulsion does favor the interaction between 2, 4-DNP and trypsin. However, the interaction of 2, 4-DCP and trypsin can be explained on the basis of hydrogen bonding and van der Waals. The results of synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra indicated that the structure of these trytophan and tyrosine residues environments were altered by 2, 4-DNP and 2, 4-DCP.     

桑色素与牛血红蛋白相互作用的光谱研究

利用紫外可见吸收光谱和荧光光谱研究了在生理pH条件下桑色素与牛血红蛋白(BHb)的相互作用。实验结果表明:桑色素分子与BHb发生反应生成基态复合物,导致BHb内源荧光的猝灭,该猝灭属于静态猝灭。测定了不同温度下该反应的表观结合常数、结合位点数及结合热力学参数,热力学参数的变化表明上述作用过程是一个熵增加、自由能降低的自发分子间作用过程,桑色素与BHb之间以疏水和静电作用力为主;根据F-rster能量转移理论,测得供体与受体间结合距离r和能量转移效率E;并用同步荧光光谱法探讨了桑色素对BHb构象的影响。     

光致变色Schiff碱N,N’-双(水杨醛缩)-1,2-环己二胺的荧光光谱

用稳态和时间分辨荧光光谱研究了Ｎ,Ｎ’ 双水杨醛缩 １,２ 环己二胺（Ｎ,Ｎ’ ｂｉｓ（ｓａｌｉ ｃｙｌｉｄｅｎｅ） １,２ ｃｙｃｌｏｈｅｘａｎｅｄｉａｍｉｎｅ,ＢＳＣ）在固态和四氯化碳、氯仿溶液中的光致变色行为。发现经过光照,ＢＳＣ的荧光光谱发生了明显、快速的改变,并且光致变色过程可重复进行。     

芪盐LB多层膜的三维荧光谱分析

采用稳态、时间分辨荧光和三维荧光光谱技术研究了芪盐有机分子在溶液和芪盐/花生酸交替LB多层膜中的激发态的动力学特性.研究表明,芪盐分子在LB膜中形成H-聚集体,使得其荧光光谱发生蓝移.由于偶极间的相互作用使得聚集体的能级发生分裂,荧光衰减曲线可用双指数函数进行拟合.三维荧光谱发现随着衰减时间的推移,荧光峰逐渐向长波方向移动,不同波段具有不同的衰减驰豫时间.     

Specificity and affinity of phenosafranine protein adduct: Insights from biophysical aspects

Phenosafranine is a toxic and recalcitrant compound, whose capacity to intercalate with double stranded DNA has been shown. In this contribution, a biophysical discuss on the conjugation of phenosafranine with two model proteins human serum albumin (HSA) and lysozyme (Lys) has been identified utilizing a combination of molecular modeling, steady state and time-resolved fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) approaches. The accurate binding domain of phenosafranine in protein has been characterized from molecular modeling, subdomain IIIA of HSA and Trp-62, Trp-63 and Trp-108 residues of Lys was designated to possess high-affinity for this compound, the dominant forces in the protein–phenosafranine adduct are hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions, but hydrophobic interactions between dye and Lys are also not exclude. The data of fluorescence displayed that the complex of phenosafranine with protein produces quenching through static property, this corroborates the time-resolved fluorescence results that the ground state complex formation with a moderate affinity of 10⁴ M^?1. Moreover, via synchronous fluorescence, CD and three-dimensional fluorescence we indicated some extent of polypeptide chain of protein partially unfolding upon conjugation with phenosafranine. Through this work, we anticipate it can supply salient clues on the toxicological action of phenosafranine and other azines, which have analogous configuration with phenosafranine.     

Developing VUV spectroscopy for protein folding and material luminescence on beamline 4B8 at the Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility

The new 4B8 beamline provides UV–VUV light in the wavelength range from 360 to 120 nm. It uniquely enables two kinds of spectroscopy measurements: synchrotron radiation circular dichroism spectroscopy and VUV excited fluorescence spectroscopy. The former is mainly used in protein secondary structure studies, and the latter in VUV excited luminescent materials research. Remote access to fluorescence measurement has been realised and users can collect data online. Besides steady‐state measurements, fluorescence lifetime measurements have been established using the time domain method, while a laser‐induced temperature jump is under development for protein folding dynamics using circular dichroism as a probe.     

Soluble carbon nanotube ensembles for light-induced electron transfer interactions

Soluble carbon nanotube ensembles having ferrocene units covalently introduced by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides have been synthesized and studied for light-induced electron transfer interactions. Additionally, supramolecular means have been utilized to immobilize a positively charged water-soluble pyrene derivative to purified single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT), which was further coupled by attractive electrostatic interactions to an oligoanionic porphyrin. Electron transfer from the photoexcited states were probed by fluorescence and transient absorption spectroscopy measurements.     

罗丹明6G在醇溶液中的荧光频移特性分析

罗丹明6G在甲醇、乙醇、乙二醇溶液中均发出较强的荧光。当醇溶液浓度为33.3%时,基本不存在频移现象。当醇溶液浓度为99.7%时,荧光峰发生蓝移或红移,分析认为该频移是由罗丹明6G和醇类物质分子相互作用(如氢键、静电吸引)导致激发态能量升高、荧光峰蓝移,与醇类物质分子中羟基OH的孤对电子跃迁导致荧光能量降低、荧光峰红移,这两种因素相互竞争的结果,且在高浓度醇溶液中,羟基OH数量越多,红移越明显。     

荧光光谱法研究5-氟脲嘧啶与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

采用荧光光谱法研究了抗癌药5-氟脲嘧啶(5-Fu)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)之间的相互作用。5-Fu对BSA的荧光有较强的猝灭作用,其猝灭方式为静态猝灭。25℃和37℃时,5-Fu与BSA之间的结合常数KA分别为7.2×104、4.9×104L.mol-1,结合位点数分别为1.18和1.17。计算得到不同温度下反应的热力学参数,表明二者之间的结合主要以静电力为主。     

High pressure studies on hesperitin production with hesperidinase free and immobilized in calcium alginate beads

The use of high pressure for the enzymatic synthesis of pharmacologically interesting molecules is a very important tool. Hesperidin and hesperitin exhibit anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticarcinogenic properties and prevent bone loss. However, hesperidin has a low bioavailability compared with hesperitin, due to the rutinoside moiety attached to the flavonoid. The aim of this work was the enzymatic production of hesperitin from hesperidin (soluble and insoluble) with hesperidinase free and immobilized in Ca-alginate beads, under high pressure conditions. The work was focused on the optimization of enzyme activity, studying the effects: pressure (50–150 MPa), temperature (35–75 °C), concentration of substrate (100–800 mg/L), and immobilization of hesperidinase. An 18-fold increase in hesperidinase residual activity was observed under high pressure conditions of 100 MPa compared to 0.1 MPa. A higher specificity of the hydrolytic reaction under high pressure (100 MPa) with a two-and three-fold increase in the ratio K _cat/K _M (specificity constant) at 55 °C and 75 °C was observed. A two-fold increase in the maximum activity at 100 MPa was observed with immobilized hesperinase compared to 0.1 MPa. In the second reutilization, almost a four-fold increase was obtained under high pressure conditions in comparison to atmospheric pressure.     

An investigation on fluorescence quenching of certain porphyrins by colloidal CdS

Certain porphyrin derivatives namely meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP), meso-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin (TCPP), meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (TSPP) were examined as sensitizers for colloidal CdS. The interaction of these porphyrins and colloidal CdS were studied by absorption, infrared, steady state and time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy and transient absorption techniques. The apparent association constants (K_app) resulting from adsorption of porphyrins on CdS surface were calculated from both absorption and fluorescence studies and they agree well. Using all the spectroscopic measurements we confirmed that the interaction between porphyrins and colloidal CdS occurs through ground state complex formation and the quenching follows static mechanism.