title: Molecular interactions between Wells-Dawson type polyoxometalates and human serum albumin.
abstract: Binding human serum albumin (HSA) of three polyoxometalates (POMs) with the Wells-Dawson structure, alpha(2)-[P2W17O61]10- (abbreviated as alpha(2)-P2W17) and two of its metal-substituted derivatives, alpha(2)-[NiP2W17O61]8- and alpha(2)-[CuP2W17O61]8- (alpha(2)-P2W17Ni and alpha(2)-P2W17Cu, respectively) was studied in an aqueous medium at pH 7.5. Fluorescence quenching, circular dichroism (CD), thermal denaturation, and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) were used for this purpose. The results were compared with those obtained previously with the Keggin structure POM, [H2W12O40]6- (H2W12), and the wheel-shaped structure, [NaP5W30O110]14- (P5W30). All these POMs bind HSA mainly by electrostatic interactions. Comparison of the physical characteristics and HSA interaction parameters for the POMs of the present work and those studied previously showed that the overall charge of the clusters is not the single parameter governing the binding process and its consequences. In contrast, besides the influences of the structure, the dimension and/or weight of the POMs, the results have permitted highlighting of the importance of each POM atomic composition for its binding behavior.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Equipe d'Electrochimie et Photoélectrochimie, UMR 8000, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud 11, Bâtiment 350, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Guangjin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bineta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Keita
authors.forename: Constantin T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Craescu
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miron
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nadjo
mesh_terms: D002151:Calorimetry; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D005453:Fluorescence; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D017553:Phosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000737:chemistry*; D017973:Tungsten Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017553:Phosphorus Compounds; D012709:Serum Albumin; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; D003300:Copper; D009532:Nickel