title: Bovine and human serum albumin interactions with 3-carboxyphenoxathiin studied by fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy.
abstract: The interactions of 3-carboxyphenoxathiin with Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) and Human Serum Albumin (HSA) have been studied by fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy. The binding of 3-carboxyphenoxathiin quenches the BSA and HSA fluorescence, revealing a 1:1 interaction with a binding constant of about 10(5) M(-1). In addition, according to the synchronous fluorescence spectra of BSA and HSA in presence of 3-carboxyphenoxathiin, the tryptophan residues of the proteins are most perturbed by the binding process. Finally, the distance between the acceptor, 3-carboxyphenoxathiin, and the donor, BSA or HSA, was estimated on the basis of the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET). The fluorescence results are correlated with those obtained from the circular dichroism spectra, which reveal the change of the albumin conformation during the interaction process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Bd. Regina Elisabeta, 4-12, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Aurica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varlan
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hillebrand
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D031541:Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011485:Protein Binding; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000378:metabolism; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D012709:Serum Albumin; C068135:phenoxathiin; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine