Rhenium(I)-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer probe for conformational changes of bovine serum albumin |
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Authors: | Jayaraman BhuvaneswariAyub Khan Fathima Seenivasan Rajagopal |
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Institution: | School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India |
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Abstract: | Protein binding properties of fac-rhenium(I) complexes with general structure Re(CO)3(N-N)L]PF6, where N-N = 4,4′-dinanoyl-2,2-bipyridine and L = py-3-COOH (1a) and py-3-CONH2 (1b) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were investigated at physiological pH (7.4) using UV-visible absorption and fluorescence spectral study, excited state lifetime measurement and circular dichroism (CD). The results observed from fluorescence spectra reveal the energy transfer from BSA to Re(I) complex, and the distance r between donor (BSA) and acceptor (Re(I) complex) is 3.05 nm and 2.16 nm for 1a and 1b respectively according to Forster's non-radiative energy transfer theory. CD results show that the binding of Re(I) complex could induce the conformational change with the loss of α-helicity. |
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Keywords: | Rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complex Bovine serum albumin Energy transfer Protein binding |
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