Spectroscopic determination of binding between human serum albumin and a platinum(II) dimethylsulfoxide complex

We have used electronic absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy to study binding between a platinum(II) dimethylsulfoxide complex (cis-[Pt(DMSO)₂Cl₂]) and human serum albumin (HSA), and the effect of complexation on the structure of the protein. We have calculated the binding parameters for binding between cis-[Pt(DMSO)₂Cl₂] and HSA. We have determined the binding constant K_B = (1.2 ± 0.1)·10³ M⁻¹ and the Hill coefficient h = 1.03 ± 0.1. We have determined that binding between cis-[Pt(DMSO)₂Cl₂] and the protein leads to a change in the internal packing of the macromolecule. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 4, pp. 573–576, July–August, 2008.