Synchronous fluorescence determination and molecular modeling of 5-Aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) interacted with human serum albumin

In this paper, we proposed a new method for the determination of either human serum albumin (HSA) or 5-Aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) by synchronous fluorescence spectra and examined the interaction between them using the molecular modeling method under simulative physiological conditions. The optimum conditions of synchronous fluorometric determination of HSA were investigated and the method was successfully applied to the determination of 5-ASA added to serum, urine, and saliva samples. The linear range of the determination of HSA and 5-ASA were 1.60 – 414 μg mL⁻¹ and 0.76 –22.95 μg mL⁻¹, the detection limits were 0.552 μg mL⁻¹ and 0.38 μg mL⁻¹, respectively. In addition, the effect of various common ions on the determination of HSA with 5-ASA was also discussed at room temperature. Figure The salicylic acid moiety is located within the binding pocket. The ring of 5-ASA was inserted in the hydrophobic cavity of site I, and it is important to note that the residue ARG-218 and the trptophan residue of HSA (Trp214) are in close proximity to the ring of 5-ASA suggesting the existence of hydrophobic interaction between them.     

The comparison of biophysical properties of DB-67 and its ester DB-67-4ABTFA determined by fluorescence spectroscopy methods

Fluorescence spectroscopy methods are applied to the study of camptothecin analogue DB-67 and its ester DB-67-4ABTFA (trifluoroacetic acid salt of 20(S)-aminobutyrate substituted DB-67). Camptothecin and many of its analogues exhibit anticancer properties. They are fluorescent compounds, so using the method of fluorescence anisotropy measurements and fluorescence spectra recording many biophysical properties can be determined including affinity to proteins and membranes. One can also observe the process of conversion of the ester into DB-67. Active lactone form of camptothecin in fluids at pH 7.4 hydrolyses and converts into inactive carboxylate. Process of camptothecin deactivation is accelerated in plasma and after about 2h the total conversion to carboxylate form occurs. It is caused by fast and irreversible binding of carboxylate form to the human serum albumin (HSA). Camptothecin carboxylate bound to HSA does not lactonise. On the other hand, camptothecin lactone binding to membranes is reversible, but as long as lactone form bound to membranes does not hydrolyse. Knowledge of binding properties to proteins and membranes permits to select among many camptothecin analogues the ones exhibiting desirable behavior in physiological conditions: high affinity of lactone form to membranes and low affinity of carboxylate form to albumin. The studied DB-67 and DB-67-4ABTFA fulfill these requirements.     

Preparation,characterization and in vitro activity of a docetaxel–albumin conjugate

Docetaxel is one of the most effective anticancer drugs. However, the current formulation of docetaxel contains Tween 80 and ethanol as the solvent, which can cause severe side effects. Consequently, the development of new type of formulation of docetaxel with high efficiency and low side effects is a very important issue. In this study, we explored the covalent linking of docetaxel and albumin via one organic linker. 6-Maleimidocaproic acid was applied to link the C2′ hydroxyl group of docetaxel with the cysteine-34 of albumin to obtain 1:1 docetaxel–albumin conjugate. The synthesized conjugate can control the release of docetaxel in the bovine serum. Furthermore, in vitro cell cytotoxicity experiments indicated that the docetaxel–albumin conjugate have high activities for human prostate cancer cell line PC3 and human breast cancer cell line MCF-7. The present study provides a valuable strategy for further development of a new type of docetaxel–albumin prodrug.     

血清蛋白与4,5-二溴荧光素相互作用及其分析应用的研究

在 0 .10mol/mL的醋酸溶液中 ,4,5 二溴荧光素能与血清蛋白形成稳定的复合物 ,最大吸收波长 482nm ,与试剂比较 ,红移了 12nm。据此建立了测定血清蛋白的方法 ,用于BSA和HSA的测定 ,分别在 2～ 14mg·L-1有线性关系 ,表观摩尔吸光系数分别为 3.12× 10 5L·mol-1·cm-1和 3.2 7× 10 5L·mol-1·cm-1。应用该法测定了人血清样品总蛋白含量 ,结果令人满意。     

新型人血清白蛋白特异结合肽ML的筛选及鉴定

利用噬菌体展示技术筛选和鉴定新型人血清白蛋白(HSA)特异结合7肽,分析与垂体腺苷酸环化酶激活肽27(PACAP27)构成的融合多肽ML-PACAP27与HSA的亲和结合力,以确定筛选的7肽(ML1和ML2)在与其他药物多肽或蛋白融合状态下仍具有较高的HSA结合活力。利用噬菌体展示7肽库,经四轮筛选、筛选克隆的DNA测序、酶联免疫吸附技术分析(ELISA)初步鉴定筛选克隆与HSA的亲和作用,并利用等离子共振技术(SPR)定量测定合成的ML-PACAP27融合多肽与人血清白蛋白的亲和力常数。实验结果表明:经筛选获得2个与人血清白蛋白特异性结合的7肽序列,其氨基酸序列分别为:ML1:LKSCKPL和ML2:SLKSHAL;ELISA分析结果显示,含有ML1和ML2的噬菌体均可亲和结合HSA,而且ML2的亲和结合作用高于ML1;SPR分析结果显示,ML1-PACAP27和ML2-PACAP27与HSA的解离常数(KD)分别为:8.1×10-6mol/L和3.7×10-6mol/L,ML1-PACAP27与HSA的结合力高于ML1-PACAP27。筛选和鉴定了两个可与HSA特异性结合的7肽序列,该7肽序列可用于特异偶联HSA的长效分子药物的重组融合表达或设计,可为延长分子药物的半衰期及新型药物研发提供新工具。     

Humoral (immunological) responses in female albino rats during rotating magnetic field exposures

Experiments were designed to evaluate the primary and secondary humoral responses to a rotating magnetic field configuration, which is known to evoke significant biobehavioral changes. Ten days after inoculation with human serum albumin and 10 days before a booster, female rats were exposed to eigher a 0.5 Hz rotating magnetic field (RMF) or to room conditions (control). The lighting schedule was either continuous or involved a light-dark cycle (LD) of 12:12h. A third group of rats served as colony room controls. Group differences of low statistical significance were found when females were exposed to continuous lighting rather than the LD 12:12 light-dark cycle. However, the effects were considered trivial and not sufficient to explain the previously reported biobehavioral changes evoked by this field configuration.     

表面活性剂增敏--牛血清白蛋白荧光猝灭法测定槐花中芦丁含量

目的:应用牛血清白蛋白荧光猝灭法建立一种测定槐花中芦丁含量的新方法。方法:牛血清白蛋白(BSA)具有很强的内源荧光性,而芦丁溶液本身不产生荧光。当芦丁与BSA结合后,会导致其荧光强度下降,表面活性剂吐温-80(T-80)对体系有促进荧光猝灭作用。BSA在λex=338nm处的荧光猝灭程度与芦丁的量在一定浓度范围内呈良好的线性关系,据此建立测定槐花中芦丁含量的新方法。结果:该结合物的最大发射波长为λmax=338nm,与芦丁摩尔浓度在6×10-7~3.0×10-5mol.L-1范围内线性关系良好。其线性回归方程为ΔF=136.36CRu(×10-5mol.L-1)-0.5454,相关系数r=0.9976,检出限为1.58×10-7mol.L-1,RSD为2.8%~4.3%,加标回收率为97.6%~101.2%。结论:本方法操作简便、快速,用于实际样本的测定,结果满意。     

蛋白质与邻二氮菲相互作用的单扫描极谱法研究

在pH 4.7的HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液中,邻二氮菲与蛋白质相互作用,使邻二氮菲在-0.99 V (vs.SCE)处的还原峰电流下降,电流降低值与所加的蛋白质(人血清白蛋白、牛血清白蛋白、溶菌酶)的量在一定范围内呈线性关系,线性范围分别为2.0～22,2.0～20,4.0～26 mg/L;检测限分别为1.0,1.0,2.0 mg/L。应用该方法测定了人血清中白蛋白的含量,其结果令人满意。     

Flavonoid binding to human serum albumin

Dietary flavonoid may have beneficial effects in the prevention of chronic diseases. However, flavonoid bioavailability is often poor probably due to their interaction with plasma proteins. Here, the affinity of daidzein and daidzein metabolites as well as of genistein, naringenin, and quercetin for human serum albumin (HSA) has been assessed in the absence and presence of oleate. Values of the dissociation equilibrium constant (K) for binding of flavonoids and related metabolites to Sudlow’s site I range between 3.3 × 10⁻⁶ and 3.9 × 10⁻⁵ M, at pH 7.0 and 20.0 °C, indicating that these flavonoids are mainly bound to HSA in vivo. Values of K increase (i.e., the flavonoid affinity decreases) in the presence of saturating amounts of oleate by about two folds. Present data indicate a novel role of fatty acids as allosteric inhibitors of flavonoid bioavailability, and appear to be relevant in rationalizing the interference between dietary compounds, food supplements, and drugs.     

CdTe quantum dots (QDs) improve the affinities of baicalein and genistein for human serum albumin in vitro

Baicalein and genistein were studied for the affinities for human serum albumin (HSA) in the presence and absence of three CdTe quantum dots (QDs) with different sizes. Three typical CdTe QDs with maximum emissions of 535 nm (green-emitting, G-QDs), 598 nm (yellow-emitting, Y-QDs), and 654 nm (red-emitting, R-QDs) were tested. The fluorescence intensities of HSA decreased remarkably with increasing concentration of QDs. Baicalein resulted in an obvious blue-shift of the λ_em of HSA from 340 to 334 nm. However, the extents of blue-shifts induced by baicalein and genistein in the presence of QDs were much bigger than that in the absence of QDs. The quenching process of baicalein for HSA was easily affected by the QDs size than that of genistein. QDs increased the quenching constant from 136.97% to 162.24% for baicalein. However, QDs only increased the quenching constants from 20.56% to 32.23% for genistein. G-QDs, Y-QDs, and R-QDs increased the affinities of baicalein for HSA about 3.02%, 6.38% and 9.40%. G-QDs, Y-QDs, and R-QDs increased the affinities of genistein for HSA about 2.56%, 13.46% and 19.44%. The binding affinities of baicalein and genistein for HSA increased with increasing QDs size.