Binding Effect of Common Ions to Human Serum Albumin in the Presence of Norfloxacin: Investigation with Spectroscopic and Zeta Potential Approaches

In this work, the toxic influence of metallic ions (Al³⁺, Cu²⁺, Mg²⁺, Pb²⁺) on human serum albumin (HSA) in the absence and presence of norfloxacin (NRF) was studied by spectroscopic approaches [fluorescence quenching, synchronous fluorescence, three-dimensional fluorescence, circular dichroism, resonance light scattering (RLS) and zeta potential techniques] under simulated physiological conditions. Fluorescence spectroscopy revealed that these metallic ions and NRF can quench the HSA fluorescence, and this quenching effect became more significant when both ion and drug are present together. The binding constants and binding sites of metal ions with HSA in the absence and presence of NRF were determined, based on the fluorescence quenching results. Ion aggregation gives rise to an enhancement of the RLS intensity for HSA and the critical induced aggregation concentration (C _CIAC) of the ions, causing HSA aggregation for binary and ternary systems. The zeta potential measurements indicate a combination of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions between ion, NRF and HSA and the formed micelle-like clusters. These data illustrated that NRF has an effect on the interaction between HSA and metal ions, with relevance for various toxicological and therapeutic processes.     

骨螺紫及其铜配合物与人血清白蛋白相互作用的光谱学研究

采用荧光光谱法、紫外光谱法和傅里叶红外光谱法(FTIR)研究了模拟生理条件下人血清白蛋白(HSA)与骨螺紫(Mx)及其铜配合物(Mx-Cu²⁺)的相互作用. 根据荧光猝灭数据, 二元体系与三元体系中的作用机制均为静态猝灭, 在Cu²⁺存在下, HSA与Mx之间的结合常数与结合位点数明显加大, 结合两个体系的紫外吸收光谱可知, 在三元体系中, Cu²⁺与Mx形成配合物后再与HSA发生作用; 根据Förster能量转移理论, 求得Mx及Mx-Cu²⁺与HSA上氨基酸残基间的距离分别为r=2.82 nm和r=2.53 nm, 三元体系能量转移效率E′大于二元体系E, 说明Cu²⁺在结合作用中可能起到了能量转移介质的作用; 对Δλ=60 nm时的同步荧光光谱的分析表明, 在Mx及Mx-Cu²⁺作用下, HSA色氨酸残基的微区构象发生了变化, 色氨酸残基所处环境的极性增加; 运用FTIR技术定量测定了HSA与Mx及Mx-Cu²⁺作用后二级结构的变化, 发现2个体系中HSA二级结构变化情况基本一致, α-螺旋结构明显减少约8%, β-折叠也减少约1%, 而β-转角和无规卷曲分别增加了约6%和4%. 说明对HSA二级结构造成影响的主要因素是Mx, 它与HSA的结合使蛋白质分子中的肽链部分展开, 二级结构从α-螺旋和β-折叠向β-转角和无规卷曲结构转变, 分子结构的松散程度增加.     

Interaction of tetrandrine with human serum albumin: a fluorescence quenching study.

The interaction of tetrandrine with human serum albumin (HSA) was studied by measuring fluorescence quenching spectra, synchronous fluorescence spectra and ultra-violet spectra. The fluorescence quenching spectra of HSA in the presence of tetrandrine showed that tetrandrine quenched the fluorescence of HSA. The quenching constants of tetrandrine on HSA were determined using the Stern-Volmer equation. Static quenching and non-radiation energy transfer were the two main reasons leading to the fluorescence quenching of HSA by tetrandrine. According to the F?rster theory of non-radiation energy transfer, the binding distances (r) and the binding constants (K(A)) were obtained. The thermodynamic parameters obtained in this study revealed that the interaction between tetrandrine and HSA was mainly driven by a hydrophobic force. The conformational changes of HSA were investigated by synchronous spectrum studies.     

Multi-spectroscopic Investigations of Aspirin and Colchicine Interactions with Human Hemoglobin: Binary and Ternary Systems

The interactions of colchicine (COL) and aspirin (ASA) with human hemoglobin (HB) was studied by fluorescence, UV/vis absorption, resonance light scattering, synchronous fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopic techniques under physiological conditions. The inherent binding information, including the quenching mechanism, binding constants, number of binding sites, effective quenching constant, fraction of the initial fluorescence and thermodynamic parameters were determined by the fluorescence quenching technique at different temperatures. The results proved that the mechanism of fluorescence quenching of HB by COL and ASA is due to formation of HB–drug complexes in the binary and ternary systems. The distance between the acceptor drugs and HB was estimated by Förster’s equation on the basis of fluorescence energy transfer. In addition, according to the synchronous fluorescence spectra of HB, the results showed that the fluorescence quenching of HB originated solely from the tryptophan residues and indicated a conformational change for HB caused by addition of the drugs. Far-UV CD spectra of HB were recorded before and after the addition of ASA and COL both as binary and ternary systems. An increase in intensity of the positive CD peak of HB was observed in the presence of these drugs. The results were interpreted as excited state interactions between the aromatic residues of the HB binding sites and the drugs bound to them.     

Thermodynamics of the Interaction Between Graphene Quantum Dots with Human Serum Albumin and γ-Globulins

As one of the newly emerged nanomaterials, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have shown great application potential as tracking probes and drug carriers in biological areas. The GQDs synthesized via the nitric acid reflux method in this study turned out to quench the fluorescence of human serum albumin (HSA) and gamma globulin (γ-globulin) in two different functional ways. The fluorescence quenching effect of GQDs on HSA is a static pattern and the predominant interaction forces are hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces. Distinct from HSA, the interaction between GQDs and γ-globulins belongs to dynamic quenching and is driven by electrostatic forces. Ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) differential spectrometry and transient state fluorescence spectrometry were also utilized to further confirm their quenching types. Also, thermodynamics parameters, the enthalpy change (ΔH) and entropy change (ΔS) of reaction between GQDs and proteins were obtained through a series of calculations from the van’t Hoff equation. Furthermore, the effect of GQDs on the conformational structure of proteins was characterized by synchronous fluorescence spectra (SFS), three-dimensional (3D) fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectra. In addition, the binding mechanism of GQDs with HSA and γ-globulins were proposed based on the obtained experimental results. The research on the reaction between GQDs with HSA and γ-globulins offers promising insight for the further application of nanomaterials in biomedical fields.     

华法灵过渡金属配合物与人血清白蛋白相互作用研究

为了解过渡金属华法灵配合物的抗凝血机理,本文采用荧光光谱、紫外吸收光谱和圆二色谱法(CD)研究了具有抗凝血作用的华法灵过渡金属配合物与人血清白蛋白(HSA)的相互作用。观察到配合物能使人血清白蛋白荧光产生猝灭现象,猝灭方式为静态猝灭,并计算了配合物与人血清白蛋白的结合常数K(约106)和结合位点数n(>1)。根据不同温度下的热力学函数,确定了配合物与人血清白蛋白之间的作用力为氢键和范德华力。发现华法灵过渡金属配合物的存在改变人血清白蛋白的构象,并讨论了配合物使人血清白蛋白构象发生变化的可能原因。配合物的抗凝血作用与其通过改变HSA的构象,进而影响血清白蛋白在血液中的溶解性之间有一定的关系。     

Probing the interaction of human serum albumin with norfloxacin in the presence of high-frequency electromagnetic fields: fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism investigations

The present study describes an investigation by fluorescence quenching, circular dichroism and UV-visible spectroscopy of the interaction between norfloxacin (NRF) and human serum albumin (HSA) in the presence of electromagnetic fields (EMFs). The results obtained from this study indicated that NRF had a strong ability to quench HSA at λ(ex) = 280 nm. In addition, a slight blue shift occurred, which suggested that the microenvironment of the protein became more hydrophobic after addition of NRF. The interaction between the NRF and HSA, whether in the absence or presence of an EMF, was considered to be a static quenching mechanism. Moreover, synchronous fluorescence demonstrated that the microenvironment around Trp became modified. Data of HSA-NRF in the presence of EMFs between 1 Hz-1 MHz confirmed the results of quenching and blue shifts. Corresponding Stern-Volmer plots were also drawn and the resultant Ksv and kq values were compared. Moreover, the binding parameters, including the number of binding sites, the binding constant and the distance, r, between donor and acceptor, were calculated based on F?rster's non-radiative energy transfer theory. According to far and near UV-CD, the formation of the complex caused changes of the secondary and tertiary structures of HSA. The obtained results are significant for patients who are subjected to high-frequency radiation as this was found to reduce the affinity of NRF to HSA.     

Investigation of the binding of Salvianolic acid B to human serum albumin and the effect of metal ions on the binding

The studies on the interaction between HSA and drugs have been an interesting research field in life science, chemistry and clinical medicine. There are also many metal ions present in blood plasma, thus the research about the effect of metal ions on the interaction between drugs and plasma proteins is crucial. In this study, the interaction of Salvianolic acid B (Sal B) with human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated by the steady-state, synchronous fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies. The results showed that Sal B had a strong ability to quench the intrinsic fluorescence of HSA through a static quenching mechanism. Binding parameters calculated showed that Sal B was bound to HSA with the binding affinities of 10(5) L mol(-1). The thermodynamic parameters studies revealed that the binding was characterized by positive enthalpy and positive entropy changes, and hydrophobic interactions were the predominant intermolecular forces to stabilize the complex. The specific binding distance r (2.93 nm) between donor (HSA) and acceptor (Sal B) was obtained according to F?rster non-radiative resonance energy transfer theory. The synchronous fluorescence experiment revealed that Sal B cannot lead to the microenvironmental changes around the Tyr and Trp residues of HSA, and the binding site of Sal B on HSA is located in hydrophobic cavity of subdomain IIA. The CD spectroscopy indicated the secondary structure of HSA is not changed in the presence of Sal B. Furthermore, The effect of metal ions (e.g. Zn(2+), Cu(2+), Co(2+), Ni(2+), Fe(3+)) on the binding constant of Sal B-HSA complex was also discussed.     

Exploring the interaction between “site-markers,aspirin and esterase-like activity” ternary systems on the human serum albumin: direct evidence for modulation of catalytic activity of the protein in different inhibition modes

Albumin which is the most abundant drug carrier protein in plasma controls the distribution aspect of drug pharmacokinetics. The aim of this study has been to elucidate the concurrent binding behavior of indomethacin/ibuprofen/heme to HSA under the effect of aspirin-mediated protein acetylation and also to explore the esterase-like catalytic property of the unmodified/modified proteins, as binary or ternary systems, by using various spectroscopic and molecular docking techniques. We found that aspirin-based modification of HSA affects the protein conformation as well as ligand binding at sites I–III. Decrease in pNPA-mediated esterase activity of HSA in different reversible inhibition modes, upon the protein–ligand interactions, was also documented, an issue that may receive considerable attention for computational prodrug design in near future.     

具抗凝血作用的三种钕配合物与人血清白蛋白的相互作用

采用荧光光谱法,紫外光谱法以及圆二色谱法研究了具抗凝血作用的水杨酸钕((NdL′3.2H2O,L′=水杨酸离子))、华法灵钕(NdL3.2H2O,L=华法灵离子)和华法灵水杨酸钕(NdL2L′.2H2O)3种配合物与人血清白蛋白的相互作用。结果表明:配合物对人血清白蛋白(HSA)的荧光产生猝灭现象;配合物的存在使得HSA紫外吸收光谱的强度增加;配合物的存在也对HSA的构象产生影响。水杨酸钕的猝灭方式为动态与静态猝灭,而华法灵钕和华法灵水杨酸钕的猝灭方式属于两者之间生成了不发荧光的复合物而导致的静态猝灭。并分别确定了它们的结合力类型:华法灵钕与HSA之间主要作用力是静电作用力;水杨酸钕与HSA之间主要作用力为典型的疏水作用力;华法灵水杨酸钕与HSA之间为氢键和范德华力。计算了配合物与人血清白蛋白的结合常数K和结合位点数n。     

Fluorescence study on the interaction of human serum albumin with bromsulphalein

The binding of bromsulphalein (BSP) with human serum albumin was investigated at different temperatures, 298 and 308 K, by the fluorescence spectroscopy at pH 7.24. The binding constant was determined by Stern-Volmer equation based on the quenching of the fluorescence HSA in the presence of bromsulphalein. The effect of various metal ions on the binding constants of BSP with HSA was investigated. The thermodynamic parameters were calculated according to the dependence of enthalpy change on the temperature as follows: DeltaH and DeltaS possess small negative (9.3 kJ mol(-1)) and positive values (22.3 J K(-l)mol(-l)), respectively. The experimental results revealed that BSP has a strong ability to quench the intrinsic fluorescence of HSA through a static quenching procedure. The binding constants between BSP to HSA were remarkable and independent on temperature. The binding constants between HSA and BSP decreased in the presence of various ions, commonly decreased by 30-55%. The hydrophobic force played a major role in the interaction of BSP with HSA. All these experimental results and theoretical data clarified that BSP could bind to HSA and be effectively transported and eliminated in body, which could be a useful guideline for further drug design.     

Interaction of human serum albumin with bendroflumethiazide studied by fluorescence spectroscopy

The interactions between bendroflumethiazide (BFTZ) and human serum albumin (HSA) have been studied by fluorescence spectroscopy. Binding constants for drug attachment to the various binding sites of HSA have been measured at different temperatures in physiological buffer solution. The effect of metal ions on BFTZ interaction with HSA was also investigated. The thermodynamic parameters, DeltaH and DeltaS, have been calculated to be 49.28kJmol(-1)>0, and 258.83Jmol(-1)K(-1)>0, respectively. The distance between HSA and BFTZ, r, was determined to be 1.47nm based on F?rster's non-radiative energy transfer theory. The experimental results reveal that BFTZ has a strong ability to quench the intrinsic fluorescence of HSA through a static quenching mechanism. Furthermore, the binding constants between BFTZ and HSA are remarkably independent of temperature, and decrease in the presence of various ions, usually by about 30-55%. Hydrophobic interaction occurs between BFTZ and the sub-domain II A of HSA.     

光谱法研究哈巴俄苷与人血清白蛋白的结合反应

在不同温度及模拟血液pH值条件下,采用荧光光谱法和紫外-可见吸收光谱法研究了哈巴俄苷(Harpagoside, HAR)与人血清白蛋白(Human serum albumin, HSA)的结合反应.结果表明,HAR有规律地使HSA内源荧光猝灭,猝灭常数随温度升高而降低,其猝灭机制为两者形成复合物而引起的的静态猝灭;不同条件下两者结合常数KA均大于105 L/mol,结合位点数n≈1.由Van′t Hoff方程计算获得了不同条件下HAR与HSA相互作用的热力学参数,由ΔG、ΔH和ΔS均小于0可知,两者结合的主要作用力是氢键和范德华力,且两者结合是吉布斯自由能降低的自发过程.根据F(o)rster非辐射转移理论计,计算了不同条件下HAR与HSA的结合距离r在4.01~4.28 nm范围内,表明两者结合过程发生了非辐射能量转移.同步荧光光谱表征结果表明,HAR使HSA的色氨酸和酪氨酸残基所处的微环境极性增强,疏水性减弱,导致HSA构象发生了一定程度的改变.     

Investigating the interaction of juglone (5-hydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone) with serum albumins using spectroscopic and in silico methods

The interaction between juglone at the concentration range of 10–110 µM and bovine serum albumin (BSA) or human serum albumin (HSA) at the constant concentration of 11 µM was investigated by fluorescence and UV absorption spectroscopy under physiological-like condition. Performing the experiments at different temperatures showed that the fluorescence intensity of BSA/HSA was decreased in the presence of juglone by a static quenching mechanism due to the formation of the juglone–protein complex. The binding constant for the interaction was in the order of 10³ M^?1, and the number of binding sites for juglone on serum albumins was determined to be equal to one. The thermodynamic parameters including enthalpy (ΔH), entropy (ΔS) and Gibb’s free energy (ΔG) changes were obtained by using the van’t Hoff equation. These results indicated that van der Waals force and hydrogen bonding were the main intermolecular forces stabilizing the complex in a spontaneous association reaction. Moreover, the interaction of BSA/HSA with juglone was verified by UV absorption spectra and molecular docking. The results of synchronous fluorescence, UV–visible and CD spectra demonstrated that the binding of juglone with BSA/HSA induces minimum conformational changes in the structure of albumins. The increased binding affinity of juglone to albumin observed in the presence of site markers (digoxin and ibuprofen) excludes IIA and IIIA sites as the binding site of juglone. This is partially in agreement with the results of molecular docking studies which suggests sub-domain IA of albumin as the binding site.     

A spectroscopic study of phenylbutazone and aspirin bound to serum albumin in rheumatoid diseases

Interaction of phenylbutazone (PBZ) and aspirin (ASA), two drugs recommended in rheumatoid diseases (RDs), when binding to human (HSA) and bovine (BSA) serum albumins, has been studied by quenching of fluorescence and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹HNMR) techniques.On the basis of spectrofluorescence measurements high affinity binding sites of PBZ and ASA on albumin as well as their interaction within the binding sites were described. A low affinity binding site has been studied by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.Using fluorescence spectroscopy the location of binding site in serum albumin (SA) for PBZ and ASA was found. Association constants K_a were determined for binary (i.e. PBZ–SA and ASA–SA) and ternary complexes (i.e. PBZ–[ASA]–SA and ASA–[PBZ]–SA).PBZ and ASA change the affinity of each other to the binding site in serum albumin (SA). The presence of ASA causes the increase of association constants K_aI of PBZ–SA complex. Similarly, PBZ influences K_aI of ASA–SA complex. This phenomenon shows that the strength of binding and the stability of the complexes increase in the presence of the second drug. The decrease of K_aII values suggests that the competition between PBZ and ASA in binding to serum albumin in the second class of binding sites occurs. The analysis of ¹HNMR spectral parameters i.e. changes of chemical shifts and relaxation times of the drug indicate that the presence of ASA weakens the interaction of PBZ with albumin. Similarly PBZ weakens the interaction of ASA with albumin. This conclusion points to the necessity of using a monitoring therapy owning to the possible increase of uncontrolled toxic effects.     

用光谱法研究奥硝唑与人血清白蛋白的相互作用

采用荧光光谱法和紫外可见吸收光谱法研究了奥硝唑与人血清白蛋白之间的相互作用;求得了二者在不同温度下的结合常数KA和结合位点数n,以及对应温度下结合反应的热力学参数,同时采用同步荧光分析技术探讨了蛋白质与药物结合时构象的变化.结果表明,在生理条件下奥硝唑对人血清白蛋白的荧光猝灭主要为静态猝灭;奥硝唑与人血清白蛋白主要靠静电作用力结合.     

Study of caffeine binding to human serum albumin using optical spectroscopic methods

The binding of caffeine to human serum albumin (HSA) under physiological conditions has been studied by the methods of fluorescence, UV-vis absorbance and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The mechanism of quenching of HSA fluorescence by caffeine was shown to involve a dynamic quenching procedure. The number of binding sites n and apparent binding constant K _b were measured by the fluorescence quenching method and the thermodynamic parameters ΔH, ΔG, ΔS were calculated. The results indicate that the binding is mainly enthalpy-driven, with van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonding playing major roles in the reaction. The distance r between donor (HSA) and acceptor (caffeine) was obtained according to the Förster theory of non-radiative energy transfer. Synchronous fluorescence, CD and three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy showed that the microenvironment and conformation of HSA were altered during the reaction.     

多柔比星稀土配合物与人血清白蛋白相互作用的研究

运用荧光光谱法研究了多柔比星稀土配合物(ADM-M)与人血清白蛋白(HSA)的相互作用.结果表明:多柔比星稀土配合物对HSA的荧光有较强的猝灭作用,其荧光猝灭为混合猝灭过程.求得多柔比星稀土配合物与HSA的结合常数、结合位点数.由热力学参数确定了多柔比星稀土配合物与HSA的作用力类型.同时用同步荧光光谱法考察了多柔比星...     

酮咯酸、菲普拉宗与血清蛋白相互作用的研究

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